Product Description
Dylan Edwards’ Transposes separates gender from sexuality and illustrates six fascinating true stories of transgender men who also happen to be queer. The result is laugh-out-loud funny, heartbreaking, challenging, inventive, informative, and invites the reader to explore what truly makes a man a man.
Written and illustrated by Dylan Edwards, with a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Alison Bechdel (Fun Home, Are You My Mother?). 120 pages. 7″x10″. Black-and-white.
Finalist for the 2012 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction!
PREVIEWS:
You can download a 37-page preview of the book in PDF or EPUB (iPad-only) format right here on the site. The preview includes the introduction and a full chapter of the book.
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Andrea Speed – :
“By turns intriguing, funny, heartbreaking, and charming, it’s not too much of a shock that it was recently nominated for a Lambda literary award. A great exploration of a little discussed topic.” Read the review on cxPulp.
Anthony Glassman – :
“Simply put, this is probably some of the best work put out in the graphic novel universe about transgender issues. It is easy to see how someone would read this book, then come back and re-read it six months or a year later. It’s warm, it’s fun, it’s… caring. And there’s not enough of that in the world today.” Read the review on Gay People’s Chronicle.
François Peneaud – :
“There is a risk, in any biographical story, of making the reader feel like a voyeur. But Edwards made a wise decision: letting each of those men tell their own story by using a first-person narrative. Even though he states that he took a few fictional liberties and changed names to protect their privacy, that choice gives symbolic power to the person talking about their life.” Read the review on The Gay Comics List.
Andrew J. Peters – :
“The stories frankly address such topics as coming out in a lesbian relationship (‘Adam’), male role models and gay identities (‘Avery’), as well as STIs (‘Blake’) and recovery from childhood sexual abuse (‘Aaron & James’). As such, I think Transposes is a trusty guidebook for young adults navigating the discovery of gender and sexual identity, and really for older adults too.” Read the review on andrewjpeterswrites.com.
Neil Ellis Orts – :
“That book, Transposes, has just been published by Northwest Press, a publisher that specializes in LGBT graphic novels. In six stories about seven trans men (one story is about a long-term couple), Edwards gives us glimpses into lives we might not otherwise be aware of. With a foreword by Alison Bechdel (Fun Home, Are You My Mother?, Dykes to Watch Out For), it’s an auspicious first excursion into book-length publishing.” Read the review on OutSmart Magazine.
Joe Palmer – :
“In relating these struggles and accomplishments Transposes will be a source of hope, inspiration, and encouragement to any one questioning their gender. It is my humble opinion that cisgendered readers will be able to find motivation from these stories to live life on their own terms. As for me, I was drawn into each story, wincing at the slights and mistreatment, admiring everyone’s characteristic determination, and cheering their triumphs.” Read the review on GayLeague.com.
Patti Martinson – :
“A very good and revelatory compilation of the just how varied the gender-spectrum is and how wonderful it can be as well.” Read the review on Sequential Tart.
Wolfen Moondaughter – :
“Having trans friends and seeing their struggles, I think this work is vitally important to opening eyes in the general populace, hopefully making people more aware, understanding and compassionate. And besides all that, the book is also a great collection of both biographical and slice-of-life stories, period.” Read the review on Sequential Tart.
François Peneaud – :
“Dylan Edwards had already made an impression on me with his various strips and illustrations, including the funny and pointed Politically InQueerect, collected in two comics in 2003 and 2006. But he’s obviously made a breakthrough with Transposes, the new non-fiction book he’s been working on for a while…” Read the review (of a preview of the book) on The Gay Comics List.