{"product_id":"9781738452811-trans-bear-diaries","title":"Calling My Deadname Home","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Trans Bear Diaries\u003cbr\u003eA trans gay man reconnects with his female past - utterly original, completely engrossing.  Told with honesty and humour, as if a trans David Sedaris had a love child with Pema Chodron, the Zen Buddhist nun\u003cbr\u003eIn this extraordinarily compelling trans memoir, Avi, a bearish trans man and Psychology Professor, navigates sex and dating in a phallic-centric universe of men who love men. But something is missing. To become the man he aspires to be, he needs to reconnect with Talia, his hyper-feminine straight female past, and invite her back in.This memoir explores what it means to come home to oneself with brutal honesty, humour, and self-compassion, going well beyond gender. From growing up in a working-class right-wing Israeli family and barely finishing high school to pro-Palestinian activism and escaping compulsory military service by faking madness, to attaining a PhD from Yale-a triumph after poor schooling. Told in three episodes, early transition, later transition and Talia's story, this memoir tackles contemporary gender and social issues. At its heart is a universal theme: to become who we already are, we must integrate the past into the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53585457086838,"sku":"9781738452811","price":9.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31290966.jpg?v=1731573410","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781738452811-trans-bear-diaries","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}