The First Man-Made Man
Books | Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies
3.9
Pagan Kennedy
In the 1920s, when Laura Dillon felt like a man trapped in a woman's body, there were no words to describe her condition; transsexual had yet to enter common usage. And there was no known solution to being stuck between the sexes. In a desperate bid to feel comfortable in her own skin, she experimented with breakthrough technologies that ultimately transformed the human body and revolutionized medicine. Michael Dillon's incredible story, from upper-class orphan girl to Buddhist monk, reveals the struggles of early transsexuals and challenges conventional notions of what gender really means.
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Author
Pagan Kennedy
Pages
224
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published Date
2008-12-11
ISBN
1596918314 9781596918313
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"For me, this book let me see one slice of the vast queer history that has been forgotten, suppressed, or altered to fit societal standards. Michael Dillon (man of the title) was transgender, even though that particular word hadn’t yet been invented. If you can stomach some outdated terminology, I highly recommend this to young transmasc folks who want to know more about the men who came before us. #lgbt #lgbtq #trans #transgender #queer #history #gender_identity "