Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 9
The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You 11
While You Were Away 18
Wrap/t 23
Today, I am a Man (And Other Perorations of the Tranny Jewboy) 29
Roadside Assistance 39
It Only Takes a Minute, I 43
Dutiful Grandchild 45
When Will You Be Having the Surgery? 51
What's in a Name? 55
New Year 64
The Velveteen Tranny 68
It Only Takes a Minute, II 88
The Field Guide to Transmasculine Creatures 90
I'm Just Saying 97
Passing the Word 105
Not Getting Killed, with Kindness 113
Getting Myself Home 121
The Rule of Two 128
Like Love 134
It Only Takes a Minute, III 141
Seahorse Papa 143
Writing the Landscape 149
Just a Phase 155
Bowing to the Beams 160
Gay Men, Queer Men, and Me 164
It's Always Easier If You Can Be Something They Recognize 171
Shame 180
It Only Takes a Minute, IV 189
Sing If You're Glad to Be Trans 191