Detachable Penis
A Queer Legal Saga
$27.36
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2024
Summary
A darkly humorous and groundbreaking memoir from a new voice in queer literature.
In Detachable Penis: A Queer Legal Saga, Elkin relates his bumpy journey from lesbian to transgender lawyer in the aftermath of the 2017 marriage equality postal survey. As the inaugural lawyer of Victoria’s queer law service, Elkin is quickly immersed in thorny debates around trans inclusion in sport, children’s access to puberty blockers, birth certificate law reform and the Christian right’s …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780645874525 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0645874523 |
| Author: | Sam Elkin |
| Publisher: | Upswell Publishing |
| Imprint: | Upswell Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 151mm x 209mm |
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Sam Elkin
Sam Elkin is a writer, lawyer, and co-editor of Nothing to Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia (Allen & Unwin, 2022). Born in England and raised on Noongar land, Sam now lives on unceded Wurundjeri land.
Sam’s essays have been published in Griffith Review, Australian Book Review, Sydney Review of Books, and Kill Your Darlings. He hosts the 3RRR radio show Queer View Mirror and is a board member of the Melbourne Trans & Gender Diverse Film Festival.
Detachable Penis: A Queer Legal Saga is his first book.
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