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Title: The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism by J. Michael Bailey ISBN: 0-309-08418-0 Publisher: Joseph Henry Press Pub. Date: April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.61 (67 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Primitive Ideas for a Primitive Society
Comment: If someone in the future or in another country wanted to make a sociological study on how quasi-religous bigotry permeates North-American society to the point where it is considered science, this would be exhibit A.
Rating: 1
Summary: Entertaining but not to be taken seriously
Comment: It's an easy read, but seems mighty shallow. It's hard to believe that the book has been taken seriously. I spent a lot of time writing a lengthy review back in April, which was posted and stayed up for a while. For some reason Amazon pulled my review. I guess they don't like too many negative reviews. Beware of this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Very well written
Comment: (...)[If] we focus on his writing capacity, intent, and effectiveness of this work, we see that it is indeed one of the more influential and effective books of 2003, and the timing of the publication is right on target.
The purpose of the book is to show, to the wide general public, that gays and transsexuals have predictable characteristics and immoral behavior. It is very important that we show that they are inherently different so that present legislation in the USA can proceed as scheduled.
He accomplishes this task remarkably well. When discussing gays, he mentions several scientific reports and states his opinion as fact. Since the reports themselves may contradict his thesis, he rightfully omits the citations so as to prevent opposition. His story revolves around Danny, an effeminate boy that does not grow up to be transsexual, but gay. He believes that effeminate boys need not be transsexual, so this is a great example. He later admitted that Danny is not a real person but a character that he made up. Since he did invent Danny, he can prove whatever point he wishes. A true scientist would be encumbered by events beyond his control. By creating his study subjects, Bailey is free from such hindrances and can more effectively prove his point.
Regarding transsexuals, he starts with his conclusions and therefore again is free from contradictions. Most readers have major issues with his conclusions--that transsexual women are either effeminate gay men or fetshistic transvestites (or are lying), and condemn his book because of that. But that is not the point. The point is that he effectively proves his point not by science but by insistence. For his "study," he mainly chose prostitutes and from that, correctly concluded that most of the transsexuals in his study were prostitutes. This is an ingenious method of proving one's point via a study.
He continues to degrade and insinuate many vary bad things about transsexuals, all with immunity from contradictions that would come from an unbiased study. Indeed, although the book is touted as "science," it clearly is not, at least not to other scientists. They would label it as Pseudoscience. But the book is not designed for scientists but for the broadest general public. To them, it is science, and is full of negative stereotypes against gays and transsexuals. The book was meant to convince a large audience that these people are morally inferior and it does this very effectively. It is well-written propaganda, on par with 1930's German writings regarding Semitism. Because of that, I praise the book and award it high marks.
The timing of the book is perfect. It was released in 2003, and now in 2004, US citizens and lawmakers are being asked to legalize discrimination against these minorities. With Bailey's writings fresh in their minds, it should be easy to subjugate these groups.
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Title: Human Sexuality by Simon LeVay, Sharon M. Valente ISBN: 0878934545 Publisher: Sinauer Associates, Inc. Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $88.95 |
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Title: My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser by Helen Boyd ISBN: 1560255153 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: January, 2004 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: She's Not There : A Life in Two Genders by JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN ISBN: 076791404X Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude by AMY BLOOM ISBN: 067945652X Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 08 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: The Essential Difference: The Truth about the Male and Female Brain by Simon Baron-Cohen ISBN: 0738208442 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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