Tuesday, June 14, 2022

This One Looks Like a Boy: My Gender Journey to Life as a Man (by Lorimer Shenher)

This Read Harder challenge was "a memoir written by someone who is trans or nonbinary"; Lorimer Shenher is a trans man who experienced dysphoria throughout his life, as well as PTSD stemming from an investigation of a notorious serial killer when working as a detective. He ultimately transitioned late in life, at age 50. 

I enjoyed Shenher's writing and his story; it was only written a few years into his transition but he still has thoughtful observations about male privilege and exclusionary politics. His story makes the pain of dysphoria visceral and understandable.  He doesn't get into genital dysphoria (I know from Detransition, Baby that not all trans people experience this) but obviously that's an understandable elision.

Ultimately his story is compelling and I enjoyed the read.

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