Life happened because I turned the pages~~Alberto Manguel

Monday, August 23, 2004

Dillon Kosla: Both Sides Now

Dillon Kosla was born Asha, and had 15 surgeries in five years in order to remake himself as a man; he's a successful attorney in San Fransisco. This book sounds as though it might challenge several of the entrenched ideas we have about gender. Rights to his book, Both Sides Now, have just been sold. From his agent's website:
"Dillon's journey is articulately expressed through his discovery of how true open-mindedness and acceptance (as well as bigotry) are not, as some would believe, linked to any particular political ideology or group, but rather to our own personal comfort with our gender identity and/or our own preferences and tastes. This point is highlighted by examples of how mainstream men and women often effortlessly-and intuitively-related to the man before them, while those in groups proclaiming to be about tolerance and diversity often expressed discomfort and rejection."

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