Gender Outlaw cover art

Gender Outlaw

On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us

 Preview

Audible Standard 1-month free trial

Auto-renews at $8.99/mo + applicable tax after 30-day trial. Cancel Anytime
Try for $0.00
More purchase options
Buy Now for $22.14

Buy Now for $22.14

About this listen

"I know I'm not a man...and I've come to the conclusion that I'm probably not a woman, either.... The trouble is, we're living in a world that insists we be one or the other." 

With these words, Kate Bornstein ushers listeners on a funny, fearless, and wonderfully scenic journey across the terrains of gender and identity. On one level, Gender Outlaw details Bornstein's transformation from heterosexual male to lesbian woman, from a one-time IBM salesperson to a playwright and performance artist. But this particular coming-of-age story is also a provocative investigation into our notions of male and female, from a self-described nonbinary transfeminine diesel femme dyke who never stops questioning our cultural assumptions.

Gender Outlaw was decades ahead of its time when it was first published in 1994. Now, some 20-odd years later, this book stands as both a classic and a still-revolutionary work - one that continues to push us gently but profoundly to the furthest borders of the gender frontier.

©1994 Routledge (P)2018 Tantor Biographies & Memoirs Drama & Plays Gender Studies Social Sciences World Literature Funny

Featured Article: 18 Best Feminist Audiobooks to Empower You

Learn more about equality with this list of feminist audiobooks to inspire and empower you. These authors look at the constraints and constructs society has formed to define the female voice.

Featured Article: 18 Best Feminist Audiobooks to Empower You
All stars
Most Relevant
Kate Bornstein is a marvel. Not because she is a non-binary trans femme however. She is a marvel because of her ability to shine a light on both the joy and trauma of gender experiences with seamless grace. Gender Outlaw illustrates both the seriousness and absolute absurd nature of gender in one fell swoop and that's the impressive feat here. And if you are experiencing gender incongruency yourself, this book is sure to soothe your soul.

Chicken soup for the gender

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.