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  • Revathi: A Life in Trans Activism

    by A. Revathi ...
    Translated by Nandini Murali ...
    “An unforgettable book, A Life in Trans Activism will leave the reader questioning the ‘safe’ and ‘comfortable’ binaries of male/female that so many of us take for granted.” – Feminism in India Born in Southern India to a conservative family of modest means, it wasn’t long before Revathi noticed she wasn’t comfortable participating in life as a man. This realisation set her on a long and winding ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Life in Trans Activism, A

    by A. Revathi ...
    When Revathi’s powerful memoir, The Truth About Me, first appeared in 2011, it caused a sensation. Readers learned of Revathi’s childhood unease with her male body, her escape from her birth family to a house of hijras (the South Asian generic term for transgender people), and her eventual transition to being the woman she always knew she was. This new book charts her remarkable journey from ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • AIDS Sutra

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  • Playing With Fire

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