I have been trying for months to remember the title of this book!

I knew the author's name was Riki, but I couldn't remember the proper spelling. I couldn't remember the title of the book either. I DID remember it was written by a trans woman and it was about trans issues. I just found the title on a transgender resource list circa 1998 that I came across in my file cabinet while searching for my birth certificate. Whew! What a relief to know that I hadn't imagined an entire book.

This book is currently out of print. I had to read it for an American Studies class. The author is extremely sarcastic and although my professor thinks it's an excellent book, it was just ok for me. There were some valid arguments and although I learned a lot about her thoughts on transpeople, Riki's "in your face" writing style was a huge turn-off for me.

I first read this about a few years ago, but I recently found it and started re-reading it. Riki Wilchins is awesome because she writes intelligently and has an amazing sense of humor about her experiences. Even though a lot of what she writes about is heartbreaking, her writing always makes me laugh.

good for beginners but a bit outdated

Possibly suffering from comparison to some of Wilchins' more recent work, it seemed to be repeating things I'd heard before.

A wonderful piece on trans issues with discussion of semiotics, politics, and personal issues.

I knew a little bit about transexuals from psych classes before reading the book. Riki really opened my eyes to a lot of the unique forms of prejudice and trials experienced by people who are transexual or intersexed. This book challenged many of my notions about sexual identity and gender roles, and I am very glad that I read it.

A funny and honest look at the reality of transgender individuals and the transgender community as whole, which aims to help the reader understand the ideas and feelings of this often repressed community.

literally best book I've ever read please read!!

I loved this! Wilchins's ideas are interesting and explained with wit and candor and I loved reading this.

Very informative and liked the point of view that was different from other such books, yet did touch on familiar themes and events that were important, historically and culturally.

Amazinggggg.

So relateable as someone who questioned wherher they were a trans woman. There were relateable parts, parts that voiced a shared frustration, funny parts, and parts that answered questions in a somewhat academic context which is something I have craved for such a long time bcs it often feels difficult to find works about trans people that are not extremely colloquial. The books also holds up so well considering its 3 decades old and trans rights is such a dynamic movement.