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A review by proletecario
A Trans Man Walks Into a Gay Bar by Harry Nicholas
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
This was certainly an experience.
As a gay transmasc, I was very excited to read this book when I first saw it posted by a trans male performer I follow on instagram and immediately got it.
The expectations I had for this read were there, and it's not that it didn't meet them, but that I realized these are individual journeys and I obviously wouldn't find myself reflected down to the T as I subconsciously hope for; notwithstanding that, Harry here reflects on a lot of the general gay trans boy experiences and hits the nail on the head when describing some of the ways we feel when coming to terms and experimenting.
This is a simple book, and I think an even simpler introduction to the matter of gender and sexuality and the social issues that surround them. It's not profound in its reflections for readers that are already accustomed to this kind of literature and/or experience similar lives or situations, and as it is an autobiography you wouldn't expect it to be either, so it's great for what it is; and the little queer history tidbits were nice!
I liked it. I would recommend this book for nonfiction/lgbtq starters, and for people simply curious to see that gay trans men really do exist, because as Harry notes a lot, it's hard to come across people like us and we deserve to face the world, too.
As a gay transmasc, I was very excited to read this book when I first saw it posted by a trans male performer I follow on instagram and immediately got it.
The expectations I had for this read were there, and it's not that it didn't meet them, but that I realized these are individual journeys and I obviously wouldn't find myself reflected down to the T as I subconsciously hope for; notwithstanding that, Harry here reflects on a lot of the general gay trans boy experiences and hits the nail on the head when describing some of the ways we feel when coming to terms and experimenting.
This is a simple book, and I think an even simpler introduction to the matter of gender and sexuality and the social issues that surround them. It's not profound in its reflections for readers that are already accustomed to this kind of literature and/or experience similar lives or situations, and as it is an autobiography you wouldn't expect it to be either, so it's great for what it is; and the little queer history tidbits were nice!
I liked it. I would recommend this book for nonfiction/lgbtq starters, and for people simply curious to see that gay trans men really do exist, because as Harry notes a lot, it's hard to come across people like us and we deserve to face the world, too.