{"product_id":"i-dont-want-to-be-understood-9781949944631","title":"I Don't Want to Be Understood","description":"\u003cb\u003eA transsexual woman pieces together fragmented details of a repressive religious childhood and an unsupportive family, drawing from autobiographical experiences of the poet's life. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Don't Want To Be Understood\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of resistance against the conventional trans narrative, and a resistance against the idea that trans people should have to make themselves clear and understandable to others in other to deserve human rights. This is a compelling, urgent collection about the body and survival that asks how we learn to love in a culture where normal is defined by exclusion and discrimination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese poems stretch from childhood to the present day--resisting typical narratives of self-discovery, resilience, and personal growth--and instead asks what it means to be granted or denied personhood by the world around you. It is a personal archive of a trans life laid out in all its messiness and unknowability, and is a book for anyone who has questioned why we place so many limitations on who gets to be considered a human being. These poems do not celebrate survival, but rather ask why transsexuals and other gender non-conforming people must fight so hard to survive in the first place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice James Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949944631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joshua Jennifer Espinoza","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273832689845,"sku":"9781949944631","price":17.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3848a31c-d89e-40d5-88b7-51a7dd4f0f3d.jpg?v=1718082768","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/i-dont-want-to-be-understood-9781949944631","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}