Hamilton-Wenham Public Library

Trans figured, my journey from boy to girl to woman to man, Brian Belovitch

eng

autobiography

illustrationsplates

no index present

non fiction

Trans figured

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Brian Belovitch

my journey from boy to girl to woman to man

In Trans Figured, Brian Belovitch shares his true story of life as a gender outlier and his dramatic journey through the jungle of gender identity. Brian has had the rare distinction of coming out three times: first as a queer teenager; then as a glamorous transgender woman named Tish, and later, Natalia Gervais; and finally as an HIV-positive gay man surviving the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. From growing up in a barely-working-class first-generation immigrant family in Fall River, Massachusetts, to spinning across the disco dance floor of Studio 54 in New York City, from falling into military lock-step as the Army wife of a domineering GI in Germany to having a brush with fame as Natalia, high-flying downtown darling of the boozy and druggy pre-Giuliani New York nightclub scene, Brian escaped many near-death experiences. Trans Figured chronicles a life lived on the edge with an unforgettable cast of characters during a dangerous and chaotic era. Rich with drama and excitement, this no-holds-barred memoir tells it all. Most importantly, Brian's candid and poignant story of recovery shines a light on the perseverance of the human spirit

Sex work singer -- Miss gendered -- Farewell innocence -- Bullying and friendship -- Runaway -- Lola -- New York ho! -- Natalia's dilemma -- Antonio's girl -- Club crawl -- Lush life -- Drama major -- Love connection -- Army hausfrau -- Footlights -- Hell's Kitchen consequential -- Recovery -- Transitions -- Life of Brian -- Sterling place -- A new happiness

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