The Riddle of Gender
Wednesday, May 4th, 2005[Update: I've edit the HTML on this post to make the presentation better. My apologies to Deborah Rudacille!] I am pleased to recommend Deborah Rudacille’s The Riddle of Gender: Science, Activism and Transgender Rights [1]. Her book can be filed under the What Is, Is category. A writer of immense talent she owns her assumptions and perspectives, bringing her expertise as a science journalist to the topics of transsexual rights, activism and science. In 2001 Deborah approached me at the True Spirit Conference and asked to meet with me. She had heard me give a keynote speech where I encouraged everyone in attendance to follow their creative voices. Deborah's latest book, The Scalpel and The Butterfly [2] had been recently published, and she was considering a book about transgender and transsexual communities. As a non-trans person she felt that perhaps she should not write such a book. “Write it anyway,” I probably said. I probably told her that we needed to hear from all voices about trans communities. Her opinion and observations were as valid as trans peoples. Then she left and I went on my way. In March of 2005 I happened to see The Riddle of Gender on display at my local independent bookseller. Within the same week, after I sent her my blog address, Deborah and I had exchanged delightful emails . I asked, and she agreed, to be interviewed for this blog. [1] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375421629/qid=1115216094/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-1180730-2853605?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 [2] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0374254206/qid=1115216094/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/002-1180730-2853605?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
