Detachable Penis : A Queer Legal Saga / Sam Elkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elkin, Sam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elkin, Sam.

Gay people--Legal status, laws, etc.

Gay people.

LGBTQ+ civil rights.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

autobiographies (literary works)

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, ON : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"In Detachable Penis: A Queer Legal Saga, Elkin relates his bumpy journey from lesbian to transgender lawyer in the aftermath of the 2017 Australian marriage equality postal survey, which resulted in an amendment to the Marriage Act to enable same-sex marriage. As the inaugural lawyer of Victoria’s queer law service, Elkin is quickly immersed in thorny debates around trans inclusion in sport, children’s access to puberty blockers, birth certificate law reform, and the Christian right’s demand for enhanced religious freedoms. Set against the backdrop of a growing moral panic about the ‘trans agenda’, Elkin reflects on the double-edged sword of visibility post the ‘transgender tipping point’. Elkin offers an honest, unflinching account of chest surgery, phalloplasty, the emotional impact of cross-sex hormones and the perils of airport body scanners. Refreshingly open-minded, Elkin explores his ambivalence about aspects of his own transition, masculinity, and fears of lesbian erasure as he encounters a new world of gender-affirming psychologists, surgeons, and speech pathologists. Through an examination of Elkin’s legal casework and law reform efforts, Detachable Penis offers a kaleidoscopic view of LGBTIQA+ communities living on the margins and a nuanced account of the lateral violence, poor mental health, and activist burnout that besets the contemporary LGBTIQA+ rights movement. Part love letter and part cautionary tale, Detachable Penis offers a darkly humorous glimpse into Elkin’s unique life in the law."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Author's Note

1 Queer Legal Service

2 The Genderbread Man

3 (You're the) Trans Voice

4 Let Her Play

5 Lesbian Body Count

6 Sing for Your Supper

7 The Sad Stats

8 A Symbolically Binned Dick

9 Laterally Yours

10 Religious Freedom

11 It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

12 Administrative Violence

13 Chop Shop

14 TERF Wars

15 Detachable Penis

16 Big Rainbow

17 Trans Day of Additional Obligations

18 Just Passing Through

Epilogue

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781771126670

1771126671

9781771126663

1771126663

OCLC:

1425474950