XOXY / Kimberly M. Zieselman.
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TextPublisher: London ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: 288 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1785928376
- 9781785928376
- 306.7685092 ZIE 23
- HQ77.98.Z547 A3 2020
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| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 306.7685092 ZIE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39002100605592 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 2021 STONEWALL HONOR BOOK
Meet Kimberly, a regular suburban housewife and mother, whose discovery later in life that she was born intersex fuelled her to become an international human rights defender and globally-recognised activist.
Charting her intersex discovery and her journey to self-acceptance, this book movingly portrays how being intersex impacted Kimberly's personal and family life, as well as her career. From uncovering a secret that was intentionally kept from her, to coming out to her family and friends and fighting for intersex rights, her candid and empowering story helps breakdown barriers and misconceptions of intersex people and brings to light the trauma and harmful impact medical intervention continues to have on the intersex community.
Written from a non-queer perspective, and filled with much-needed, straightforward information and advice about what it means to be intersex, this is a vital and timely resource for intersex people and their families, as well as the general reader.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288).
Part I: Growing pains. Male pseudo-hermaphrodite -- Part II: The new world. Reckoning with the truth -- Part III: Becoming. Orchids -- Part IV: Fulfillment. Out and out front.
Meet Kimberly, a regular suburban housewife and mother, whose discovery later in life that she was born intersex fuelled her to become an international human rights defender and globally-recognised activist. Charting her intersex discovery and her journey to self-acceptance, this book movingly portrays how being intersex impacted Kimberly's personal and family life, as well as her career. From uncovering a secret that was intentionally kept from her, to coming out to her family and friends and fighting for intersex rights, her candid and empowering story helps breakdown barriers and misconceptions of intersex people and brings to light the trauma and harmful impact medical intervention continues to have on the intersex community. Written from a non-queer perspective, and filled with much-needed, straightforward information and advice about what it means to be intersex, this is a vital and timely resource for intersex people and their families, as well as the general reader.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. 11)
- Part I Growing Pains
- Male Pseudo-Hermaphrodite (p. 15)
- 1 Christopher (p. 25)
- 2 Synchronicity (p. 37)
- 3 Disorderly Conduct (p. 51)
- Part II The New World
- Reckoning with the Truth (p. 63)
- 4 Setting a Course (p. 75)
- 5 Imposter in the Mirror (p. 79)
- 6 Layers of Secrets (p. 84)
- 7 Red Threads (p. 94)
- Part III Becoming
- Orchids (p. 113)
- 8 Family Together, Family Apart (p. 125)
- 9 Me, An Activist? (p. 127)
- 10 No Longer Silent (p. 134)
- 11 Advocating Out Loud (p. 145)
- 12 Resolving to Change (p. 157)
- 13 Intersex Buzz (p. 172)
- 14 Circling Back, Moving Forward (p. 184)
- Part IV Fulfillment
- Out and Out Front (p. 193)
- 15 So Queer (p. 200)
- 16 Do No Harm (p. 206)
- 17 A Global Movement (p. 216)
- 18 Intersex en Vogue (p. 226)
- 19 The Right to Truth (p. 232)
- 20 Until Every Day is Intersex Awareness Day (p. 238)
- 21 Fierce Parents, Fierce Allies (p. 249)
- 22 Defenders Assemble (p. 256)
- 23 Shanghai Closure (p. 278)
- 24 War Hero (p. 281)
- Endnotes (p. 283)