Both/and : essays by trans and gender-nonconforming writers of color / edited by Denne Michele Norris with Electric Literature.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tsai, Addie, 1979- author.

Villarreal, Vanessa Angélica, author.

Peppermint, 1980- author.

Thom, Kai Cheng, author.

Wu, Jonah, author.

Bellot, Gabrielle, author.

Emezi, Akwaeke, author.

Talusan, Meredith, author.

Denny, author.

Gomez, Edgar (Writer), author.

Tanaïs, author.

Fourkiller, Autumn, author.

Willis, Raquel, author.

De Robertis, Caro, author.

Joukhadar, Zeyn, author.

Ball, Kaia, author.

Major, A. L., author.

Contributor:

Norris, Denne Michele, editor.

Electric Literature, sponsoring body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trans people's writings.

Gender-nonconforming people's writings.

Trans people.

Gender-nonconforming people.

Minorities.

Intersectionality (Sociology).

Minorities--Social conditions.

Sexual minorities.

Non-binary people.

Non-binary people of color.

Transgender people of color.

LGBTQ+ people of color.

Genre:

Nonfiction.

LGBTQ+ essays.

Essays.

Physical Description:

x, 227 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025]

Summary:

"From Denne Michele Norris and Electric Literature, a vital anthology of essays by trans and gender-nonconforming writers of color, sharing stories of joy, heartbreak, rage, and self-discovery. Featuring seventeen essays by trans people of color--spanning writers, scientists, actors, activists, and drag queens--Both/And explores what it means to live as a trans or gender nonconforming person of color today. Acclaimed authors Akwaeke Emezi, Tanaïs, and Meredith Talusan share their stories alongside activist and organizer Raquel Willis and RuPaul's Drag Race star Peppermint, as well as a host of rising literary talent. Each story is told with honesty, authenticity, and beauty. A nonbinary molecular biologist has nightmares about their estranged father transitioning. A writer revisits a casual hook-up when she discovered her womanhood. And a woman vacations with her wife in Hawaii, where she gets in touch with the fire goddess within. These stories depict real trans lives from trans points of view, at a time when these perspectives are most urgent and valuable. Inspired by Electric Literature's groundbreaking series and edited by the first Black, openly trans editor-in-chief of a major literary publication, Both/And uplifts and amplifies stories of queer joy, heartbreak, rage, and self-discovery."--Publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / by Denne Michele Norris

SELFHOOD

Object Lessons / by Addie Tsai

Body Type 1 / by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal

I'm Still Learning / by Miss Peppermint

Straining Toward Humanity / by Kai Cheng Thom

Femininity Was the Knife I Wielded / by Jonah Wu

The Goddess in the Volcano / by Gabrielle Bellot

DESIRE

On Beauty / by Akwaeke Emezi

Trick / by Meredith Talusan

Redemption Slayage / by Denny

Speaking My Language / by Edgar Gomez

Becoming Femme / by Tanaïs

Lusus Deux / by Autumn Fourkiller

COMING TO LIGHT

All Power to the People / by Raquel Willis

Gender Euphoria Is a Power Source / by Caro De Robertis

An Incomplete History of Trans Immortality / by Zeyn Joukhadar

In My Worst Nightmares, My Father Transitions / by Kaia Ball

Futures / by A. L. Major.

Other Format:

Online version Both/and

ISBN:

9780063414372

0063414376

OCLC:

1530826772

Publisher Number:

CIPO000257091