{"product_id":"9781551523699","title":"Butch is a Noun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eButch is a Noun\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that a) should be required reading in any gender studies curriculum; b) femmes should read whenever they're feeling unloved, lonely, or misunderstood; c) butches should read; d) all of the above. The answer, of course, is d. Thank you, dear Bear.\"—Kate Bornstein, author of \u003ci\u003eGender Outlaw\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bear's poetry of butchness lets us see into facets of gender that usually aren't so transparent. And made me fall in love with butches all over again.\"—Carol Queen, author of \u003ci\u003eReal Live Nude Girl\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eButch is a Noun\u003c\/i\u003e , the first book by activist, gender-jammer, and performer S. Bear Bergman, won wide acclaim when published by Suspect Thoughts in 2006: a funny, insightful, and purposely unsettling manifesto on what it means to be butch (and not). In thirty-four deeply personal essays, Bear makes butchness accessible to those who are new to the concept, and makes gender outlaws of all stripes feel as though they have come home. From girls' clothes to men's haircuts, from walking with girls to hanging with young men, \u003ci\u003eButch is a Noun\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the perplexities, dangers, and pleasures of living life outside the gender binary. This new edition includes a new introduction by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eS. Bear Bergman\u003c\/b\u003e is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nearest Exit May Be Behind You\u003c\/i\u003e (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2009). Ze is also a frequent university and college lecturer on issues relating to gender and sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arsenal Pulp Press, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034368852208,"sku":"9781551523699","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781551523699_p0.jpg?v=1763752664","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781551523699","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}