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Speaking Sex to Power: The Politics of Queer Sex

Hailed "a revolutionary antidote to America's growing sexual conservatism," Patrick Califia is the most outspoken and intelligent commentator on sexual politics writing today. Following the acclaimed publication of Public Sexand Sex Changes, Califia once again exposes American mainstream culture with unrivaled brillance and integrity.

As controversial in writing about the private sphere as the public, Califia speaks intimately of changing his gender identy from female to male and becoming a parent in a two-fathered household. Speaking Sex to Powertakes the reader on a remarkable intellectual journey with one of America's most audacious thinkers.

Subject
politics
Genre
LGBTlesbian
Themes
LGBTgendersexuality
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 285 pages
Form
essays

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