Detachable Penis [electronic resource] : : A Queer Legal Saga
Sam Elkin2024
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In Detachable Penis: A Queer Legal Saga , Elkin relates his bumpy journey from
lesbian to transgender lawyer in the aftermath of the 2017 marriage equality
postal survey.
As the inaugural lawyer of Victoria’s queer law service, Elkin is quickly
immersed in thorny debates around trans inclusion in sport, children’s access to
puberty blockers, birth certificate law reform and the Christian right’s demand
for enhanced religious freedoms.
Set against the backdrop of a growing moral panic about the ‘trans agenda’,
Elkin reflects on the double-edged sword of visibility post the ‘transgender
tipping point’. Elkin offers an honest, unflinching account of chest surgery,
phalloplasty, the emotional impact of cross-sex hormones and the perils of
airport body scanners. Undogmatic and refreshingly open-minded, Elkin explores
his ambivalence about aspects of his own transition, masculinity and fears of
lesbian erasure as he encounters a new world of gender-affirming psychologists,
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Main title:
Author:
Sam Elkin, Author
Imprint:
Perth, W.A. : Upswell Publishing, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781743823750
Language:
English
BRN:
526057
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