Description |
232 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
Summary |
In Trans Figured, Brian Belovitch shares his true story of life as a gender outlier and his dramatic journey through the jungle of gender identity. Brian has had the rare distinction of coming out three times: first as a queer teenager; then as a glamorous transgender woman named Tish, and later, Natalia Gervais; and finally as an HIV-positive gay man surviving the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. From growing up in a barely-working-class first-generation immigrant family in Fall River, Massachusetts, to spinning across the disco dance floor of Studio 54 in New York City, from falling into military lock-step as the Army wife of a domineering GI in Germany to having a brush with fame as Natalia, high-flying downtown darling of the boozy and druggy pre-Giuliani New York nightclub scene, Brian escaped many near-death experiences. Trans Figured chronicles a life lived on the edge with an unforgettable cast of characters during a dangerous and chaotic era. Rich with drama and excitement, this no-holds-barred memoir tells it all. Most importantly, Brian's candid and poignant story of recovery shines a light on the perseverance of the human spirit. |
Contents |
Sex work singer -- Miss gendered -- Farewell innocence -- Bullying and friendship -- Runaway -- Lola -- New York ho! -- Natalia's dilemma -- Antonio's girl -- Club crawl -- Lush life -- Drama major -- Love connection -- Army hausfrau -- Footlights -- Hell's Kitchen consequential -- Recovery -- Transitions -- Life of Brian -- Sterling place -- A new happiness. |
Subject |
Belovitch, Brian.
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Transgender people -- United States -- Biography.
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Male-to-female transsexuals -- United States -- Biography.
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Female-to-male transsexuals -- United States -- Biography.
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Gay men -- United States -- Biography.
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HIV-positive gay men -- United States -- Biography.
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Female-to-male transsexuals. (OCoLC)fst00922647
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Gay men. (OCoLC)fst00939117
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HIV-positive gay men. (OCoLC)fst01737728
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Male-to-female transsexuals. (OCoLC)fst01740823
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Transgender people. (OCoLC)fst01765239
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Added Title |
Trans figured |
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Tranfigured : my journey from boy to girl to woman to man |
ISBN |
9781510729643 (hardcover) |
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151072964X (hardcover) |
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