The Testosterone Files: My Hormonal and Social Transformation from Female to Male
Max Wolf ValerioMax Wolf Valerio crafts a raw, gripping, and poetic account of life before, during, and after injecting testosterone. Valerio’s detailed observations about a lesbian transitioning from female to a heterosexual male highlights the physical and emotional differences between women and men, and alternately challenges and confirms readers’ assumptions about gender.
The Testosterone Files addresses the most fundamental issues of transitioning, from buying men’s underwear to choosing a male name, as well as the profound subjects of male privilege, physical power, and existing as a male who was once distrustful and critical of men’s intentions. Valerio’s honest and forthcoming opinions on gender, identity, and self-perception comprise the core of this intensely personal and absorbing narrative which grapples with the tough and complex issues that emerge in a world whose assumptions about gender binaries are being increasingly challenged as more people openly self-define across the gender spectrum.
| status | Copy #1 (2459): in |
|---|---|
| genre | Sex & Gender » Gender Studies |
| publisher | Seal Press |
| publish date | April 13, 2006 |
| popularity | checked out 6 time(s) |
Highly readable. A perfect companion to “Testosterone Files” would be “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus”. Kudos to Max Wolf Valerio for writing this- and Seal Press for publishing it. A book worthy of re-reads, discussions and arguments-this is a 5 star if you remember to take all that testosterone with a grain of salt.