'She's Not There': An Essential Book in My LGBT Education
http://www.bilerico.com/2011/07/shes_not_there_an_essential_book_in_my_lgbt_educat.php7/26/11
Adam Polaski
A few weeks ago, I was in a used bookstore in Alexandria, Virg. trying to find some of the stories recently named to The Good Men Project's list of Best LGBT Books of All Time - books with LGBT themes chosen by LGBT writers. As an aspiring LGBT advocate, I felt pretty silly after reading their list and realizing I've only read a handful of the books that had apparently helped shape our movement.
But once I browsed through the store, I wound up settling on a book that didn't make the list: Jennifer Finney Boylan's She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders. The storekeeper, a woman in her 30s, excitedly offered the book when I asked if she had any recommendations. "It's about the author's transition," the woman told me. "But it's about more than that! It's a beautiful love story, and it's funny, and...," she cut herself off with a sigh. "It's one of my favorites."
