Appearance is often important, whether it involves clothing (Jane Aerith Magnet’s "Escaping the Monochrome Closet at Pride"), makeup, tattoos, or body/facial hair. Most of these euphoric moments arise when the writers are finally able to present themselves in public as their true-felt gender (or nongender). Rather than detailing victimization and suffering, these reflections find the very real delights in nonbinary experiences, as contributors examine how being trans, "enby" (short for nonbinary), or intersex contributes to their bliss. However, she continues, this book “is about people doing small actions and grand gestures that made them feel radiantly themselves and wonderfully at peace.” The positive editorial focus works well as the organizing theme. “I’m not going to pretend that the world isn’t sometimes a bit miserable for non-cisgender people,” writes Dale. None of the essays feature the psychological trauma that can accompany gender dysphoria.
What they have in common are their feelings of elation, pride, confidence, freedom and ecstasy as a direct result of coming out as non-cisgender, and how coming to terms with their gender has brought unimaginable joy into their lives.The title of this collection aptly describes its unique contribution to the canon of writing on nonbinary issues.Įditor Dale collects pieces from noncisgender writers who describe only their joyful trans or nonbinary experiences. In this groundbreaking anthology, nineteen trans, non-binary, agender, gender-fluid and intersex writers share their experiences of gender euphoria: an agender dominatrix being called 'Daddy', an Arab trans man getting his first tattoos, a trans woman embracing her inner fighter. But for many non-cisgender people, it's gender euphoria which pushes forward their transition: the joy the first time a parent calls them by their new chosen name, the first time they have the confidence to cut their hair short, the first time they truly embrace themself. So often the stories shared by trans people about their transition centre on gender dysphoria: a feeling of deep discomfort with their birth-assigned gender, and a powerful catalyst for coming out or transitioning. GENDER EUPHORIA: a powerful feeling of happiness experienced as a result of moving away from one's birth-assigned gender.
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