True Sex

Book cover of True Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

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Winner, 2018 U.S. History PROSE Award
The incredible stories of how trans men assimilated into mainstream communities in the late 1800s
In 1883, Frank Dubois gained national attention for his life in Waupun, Wisconsin. There he was known as a hard-working man, married to a young woman named Gertrude Fuller.…

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1 author picked True Sex as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Julie Hardwick

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True Sex is one of the most timely history books I have ever read. Driving across rural America today, I wonder about the lives of trans men (and women) that Emily Skidmore so brilliantly recovered. In her emphasis on how unexceptional they were, she provides such a vital context for understanding the emerging visibility and claims of trans men and women today.

From Julie's list on the history of sex.