{"product_id":"real-gender-a-cis-defence-of-trans-realities-paperback-softback-9781509555857","title":"Real Gender; A Cis Defence of Trans Realities (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509555857","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReal Gender\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Cis Defence of Trans Realities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDanièle Moyal-Sharrock (Author), Constantine Sandis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509555857, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In an atmosphere dominated by toxic lies and misunderstandings about transgender people, this wonderful book is a much-needed antidote. It is clear, comprehensive, careful, level-headed, humane, and fair. If you want to cut through the myths and actually understand transgender, this book is essential reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophie-Grace Chappell, The Open University\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eReal Gender\u003c\/i\u003e is a vigorous defence of trans identities against the rising tide of anti-trans sentiment. Written by two cis-identified philosophers for a largely 'cis' audience, it shoulders a burden that many trans people are coming to find too soul-destroying to bear on our own. Although written by two non-trans authors, the book is firmly grounded in trans theory and replete with a diversity of trans voices (thankfully sparing us the frustration of having to repeat ourselves). Moyal-Sharrock and Sandis demonstrate how non-trans philosophers might pursue trans philosophy in a way that is both affirming and useful. Smart and well argued, this is a most welcome contribution to the burgeoning literature.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTalia Mae Bettcher, California State University, Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eReal Gender\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for our times. It's a book that takes on the views and news that have made of transgender such a bugbear today. It's also a book about real transgendered people, including, vitally, in their own voices, stories and images. The authors are not trans but – especially at this moment – as they say, solidarity matters.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Prosser, University of Leeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eReal Gender\u003c\/i\u003e is a well-written and highly engaging book. Writing about such a contentious topic in a nuanced way is no easy task. Gender identity is not merely an academic question; it is also a struggle for equal rights and living conditions. The stakes go beyond conceptual clarity to practical implications. In this sense, the book raises essential questions about how concepts like 'woman' are defined—whether biologically, socially, or functionally—and what this means for societal organization [...] the book succeeds in shedding light on the complexities of gender identity and its relevance to both individual self-understanding and societal structures.'\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Political\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eReal Gender\u003c\/i\u003e succeeds in showing how trans-lives already exist and are \u003ci\u003elived\u003c\/i\u003e (and have been lived throughout human history), in the most concrete sense... Wittgenstein was criticizing logicians for not engaging with the lived and animal nature of language, and Moyal-Sharrock and Sandis do right in claiming that the TERF-perspective in a similar way is creating a grammar detached from the very lived circumstances where words like man and woman gain their meaning.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNordic Wittgenstein Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocieties around the world are struggling to think clearly about trans realities and understand trans identities. \u003ci\u003eReal Gender\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to present a cis defence of what it means to be transgender. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoyal-Sharrock and Sandis delve into the various factors which make many trans people’s experience of their gender (or lack thereof) as natural and unquestionable as that of cis people. While recognising the undeniably social aspects of gender, they find that gender cannot be completely divorced from our biological underpinnings. Contrary to popular opinion, gender self-identification does not require the denial of either biology or sex. What is needed is a more liberal understanding of our gender concepts, which would prevent us from confusing diversity with pathology. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteeped in published and personal trans testimonials, \u003ci\u003eReal Gender\u003c\/i\u003e does not seek to provoke or attack, but to unequivocally defend trans realities. A powerful exploration of a divisive topic, this book will be of interest to a wide audience of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eText and Image Credits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue from 'The Wild Side'\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: The Woman Question\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: False Alarms\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: 'I Say Therefore I Am?': Gender and Self-Identification\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Trans Kids: 'Out of the Mouths of Babes'\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Bedrock Gender\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Gender Born and Lived\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Gender Across Time and Place\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Reconceptualizing Gender (from the Stream of Life)\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: The Way Forward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460737102104,"sku":"9781509555857","price":17.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509555857.jpg?v=1785460153","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/real-gender-a-cis-defence-of-trans-realities-paperback-softback-9781509555857","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}