An agenda-setting, emotionally engaging book on transgender identity.

'Thought-provoking' New Internationalist
'An important, timely book' Juliet Jacques
'Frank, witty and educational' Stylist

CN Lester, academic and activist, takes us on a journey through some of the most pressing issues concerning the trans debate: from pronouns to Caitlyn Jenner; from feminist and LGBTQ activists, to the rise in referrals for gender variant children, showing us how are all defined by ideas of gender, whether we live our lives as he, she or they.

'I challenge anyone not to have both heart and mind a little more open after reading this book' Shami Chakrabarti
'One of the year's most important books on transgender identity' Gay Times
'Refreshing and accessible' Diva
'Lester uses these witty essays to help undermine some persistent myths' New York Times

[new author photo and credit: Raphaël Neal]

In this collection of essays, Lester, a British activist and singer-songwriter who identifies as nonbinary, draws from research and personal experience to question and debunk myths related to transgender identity. Lester finds precedent for the use of the pronoun "they" in literature as far back as Shakespeare, for instance, and argues that transgender people have been largely excluded from historical narratives and movements. The book also offers an insider's look at Lester's evolving understanding of gender in our society and personal struggles with self-identification