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The Bookshelf: Coming Out As Trans, With Help From Shakespeare
Podcast |
The Bookshelf
Publisher |
NHPR
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Books
Interview
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
Arts
Books
Publication Date |
Mar 29, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:07:34
Fionn Shea is an actor, activist, musician, and writer from New Hampshire. He is also transgender. In the new book, “transVersing,” which is also a play, Fionn Shea contributes his thoughts on what it means to have made the transition from woman to man, and to navigate a world that Shea says “rejects my manhood [and] forces my womanhood.” Scroll down to read a transcript of the interview as well as Fionn Shea's top five reading recommendations. Fionn Shea's Top Five Reading Recommendations: 1. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. 1A book of Frost's poetry stays with me at all times, no matter where I am in the world, a reminder of home. His poetry captures this place perfectly, and urges the reader or listener to consider their own existence within a place." 2. The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman. "A rich and mesmerizing novel. The story, set in 70 C.E., follows four women whose paths converge at the holdout on Masada, under siege by the Romans. It is a story of hope, and resilience, and
Fionn Shea is an actor, activist, musician, and writer from New Hampshire. He is also transgender. In the new book, “transVersing,” which is also a play, Fionn Shea contributes his thoughts on what it means to have made the transition from woman to man, and to navigate a world that Shea says “rejects my manhood [and] forces my womanhood.” Scroll down to read a transcript of the interview as well as Fionn Shea's top five reading recommendations. Fionn Shea's Top Five Reading Recommendations: 1.

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