Gender Euphoria
By Laura Kate Dale
Stories of Joy from Trans, Non Binary and Intersex Writers
Unbound Exclusives
About the book
‘Upends the baked-in narrative about pain and unhappiness . . . This book’ll inspire you’ Christine Burns MBE
GENDER EUPHORIA: a powerful feeling of happiness experienced as a result of moving away from one’s birth-assigned gender.
So often the stories shared by trans people about their transition centre on gender dysphoria: a feeling of deep discomfort with their birth-assigned gender, and a powerful catalyst for coming out or transitioning. But for many non-cisgender people, it’s gender euphoria which pushes forward their transition: the joy the first time a parent calls them by their new chosen name, the first time they have the confidence to cut their hair short, the first time they truly embrace themself.
In this groundbreaking anthology, nineteen trans, non-binary, agender, gender-fluid and intersex writers share their experiences of gender euphoria: an agender dominatrix being called ‘Daddy’, an Arab trans man getting his first tattoos, a trans woman embracing her inner fighter.
What they have in common are their feelings of elation, pride, confidence, freedom and ecstasy as a direct result of coming out as non-cisgender, and how coming to terms with their gender has brought unimaginable joy into their lives.
Hi- will there be an ebook version?
Yep, there is an EBook version available as one of the options on this very page :)
What is the rating of the book? (specifically, are there any content warnings that readers, especially younger readers, should be aware of?)
So, most of the book's essays are family friendly, with a couple of exceptions which will be noted on their specific chapters. The main thing to be aware of is a couple of essays in the book discuss sex. I recognise that this will for some people be a deal breaker, but considering how rarely non cis people get to hear positive stories about having fulfilling sex lives, it felt an important aspect of life to cover in an anthology about non cisgender positivity. I believe there are two essays that touch on sex to various degrees. One is about a trans woman learning to love sex after transition, and one is about an Agender Dominatrix. The latter essays as I understand it will more focus on aspects of kink, rather than necessarily sex, but obviously that's a similar topic. Both essays will be labelled up front as containing sexual content. It's a relatively small portion of the book, which can be skipped over without issue. Otherwise, I believe the rest of the book should be fairly family friendly.
Will there be essays by trans men as well?
Yes, for sure. I tried to keep things balanced, so there are a roughly equal number of essays written by trans men as trans women.
Hi, any update? I still haven’t gotten any of my rewards!
Hi Kishawn, We're just waiting for the art prints to arrive and then we can get your rewards to you. Sorry for the delay.