{"product_id":"trans-figured-my-journey-from-boy-to-girl-to-woman-to-man-9781510729643","title":"Trans Figured: My Journey from Boy to Girl to Woman to Man","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e thrilling read.... One of the most mercilessly candid and outspoken memoirs in years. If Holly Golightly existed, this might have been her true story. I couldn't put it down.\"--Scott Wittman, Tony and Grammy award-winning lyricist of \u003ci\u003eHairspray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine experiencing life not as the gender dictated by birth but as one of your own design. In \u003ci\u003eTrans Figured\u003c\/i\u003e, Brian Belovitch shares his true story of life as a gender outlier and his dramatic journey through the jungle of gender identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrian has the rare distinction of coming out three times: first as a queer teenager; second as a glamorous transgender woman named Tish, and later, Natalia Gervais; and finally as an HIV-positive gay man surviving the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. From growing up in a barely-working-class first-generation immigrant family in Fall River, Massachusetts, to spinning across the disco dance floor of Studio 54 in New York City . . . from falling into military lock-step as the Army wife of a domineering GI in Germany to having a brush with fame as Natalia, high-flying downtown darling of the boozy and druggy pre-Giuliani New York nightclub scene, Brian escaped many near-death experiences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrans Figured\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles a life lived on the edge with an unforgettable cast of characters during a dangerous and chaotic era. Rich with drama and excitement, this no-holds-barred memoir tells it all. Most importantly, Brian's candid and poignant story of recovery shines a light on the perseverance of the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510729643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2018 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brian Belovitch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059829833909,"sku":"9781510729643","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1b0f84ed-1fda-45ad-b364-3b950a861b94.jpg?v=1690299079","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/trans-figured-my-journey-from-boy-to-girl-to-woman-to-man-9781510729643","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}