My Gender Workbook

My Gender Workbook

By Kate Bornstein

1998, Routledge

292 Pages


From the Cover

Has anyone ever accused you of not really being a man? Or not really being a woman?
A. No.
B. Yes.
C. No, but I've felt that myself.
D. Yes, and I've had to agree with them.

From living without gender to thwarting the gender police, from uncoupling the sex/gender puzzle to finding out what you really think about yourself and other people, this is Kate Bornstein's guide to exploring the big G. Transgendered writer and performer, author of Gender Outlaw, and reluctant authority on living outside rules (all kinds of them), Kate takes you on a class trip through the wilds of gender.

So welcome to your gender workbook. Kate Bornstein wrote it, and Diane DiMassa drew the pictures, but it's your workbook. So put your thinking caps on, get your pencils ready, and please don't read your neighbor's work. You'd only be cheating yourself.


Table of Contents

Welcome to Your Gender Workbook - This is the on-ramp to the book, darling. This chapter answers questions like "Why should I study gender?" and "Who is this Kate Bornstein that she can tell me anyway!?" There's also a fabulous gender aptitude quiz in there that you won't want to miss.
Solving The Gender Puzzle
Who's On Top
Be All That You Can Be!
Fuck Your Gender! - Love, Sex, Desire, and Gender
Just Say No
Just Say Yes
Zen and the Art of Gender Maintenance
The Playgrounds
Cautionary Interlude
This Quiet Revolution
Okay, Now What?