This books examines representations and experiences of trans and nonbinary identities in a variety of contemporary cultural contexts including media, religion, sports, race, film, performance, and literature, highlighting both accomplishments and ongoing challenges for members of the LGTBQIA+ community.

This books examines representations and experiences of trans and nonbinary identities in a variety of contemporary cultural contexts including media, religion, sports, race, film, performance, and literature. Mixing auto-ethnographies and supportive scholarship, the contributors to this volume deliver a global perspective on the accomplishment that have been made alongside the challenges that members of the LGTBQIA+ community continue to face.

Chapter 1: TransForming Society?: Examining the Pros and Cons of the Trans Celebrity Spokesperson
Chapter 2: Popular vs. Personal: Transgender Narratives in Public Media Culture
Chapter 3: Schrödinger’s Dick: The Transgender Reveal Trope in Boy Meets Girl
Chapter 4: The Trans Baby Boom: Framing Male Pregnancy on Television
Chapter 5: Where’s the ‘T’? RuPaul’s Drag Race and Transgender In/Exclusion
Chapter 6: How to Define Fair?: Examining Transgender on the ‘Level Playing Field.’
Chapter 7: Gender Identity in Transgender Comics
Chapter 8: Transgender Talk and Conservative Christians: Framing a Persuasive Conversation
Chapter 9: Transgender and Transracial Identity: A Cultural Examination of “Passing”
Chapter 10: Transition to Neverland: Exploring Trans Boyhood through J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan
Chapter 11: Hijras and the Indian Caste System
Chapter 12: A Nonbinary Letter: From Camp Epicene