Calling My Deadname Home

The Trans Bear Diaries

Avi Ben-Zeev

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Muswell Press
14 November 2024

Memoirs; Gender studies: transsexuals & hermaphroditism

In this extraordinarily compelling trans memoir, Avi, a bearish trans man and Psychology Professor, navigates sex and dating in a phallic-centric universe of men who love men. But something is missing. To become the man he aspires to be, he needs to reconnect with Talia, his hyper-feminine straight female past, and invite her back in.

Growing up in a working-class right-wing Israeli family and barely finishing high school, he became involved in pro-Palestinian activisim and escaped compulsory military service by faking madness. Despite poor schooling Avi went on to attain a PhD from Yale and change his life entirely. This memoir is the story of that journey and explores what it means to come home to oneself with brutal honesty, humour and self-compassion.

Told in three episodes, early transition, later transition and Talia’s story, this memoir tackles contemporary gender and social issues. At its heart is a universal theme: to become who we already are, we must integrate the past into the present.

By: Avi Ben-Zeev
Imprint: Muswell Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781738452811
ISBN 10: 1738452816
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 14 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.avibenzeev.com

Avi Ben-Zeev is a gay transgender man, high school failure, and Yale Ph.D. A psychologist and writer, he’s compelled by emotional truth. His story Angel won the UK’s first transgender writing competition, and his anthology Trans Homo … Gasp! was a Lambda Award. He lives in London.