A Story of Trying to Get Free: Jennifer Finney Boylan Discusses Her New Book Cleavage
“My life has more in common with other women my age than you might think. [I’m not] trying to sneak into your daughter’s soccer game. My life revolves around my family, reading, teaching my students, working in the garden, things I hope would seem very familiar to people.” – Jennifer Finney Boylan
Episode 37
In this special episode, we welcome Barnard College professor and accomplished author, Jennifer Finney Boylan, back to the show to discuss her latest labor of love, her book Cleavage, which examines the divisions – as well as the common ground – between the genders, and reflects on her experiences, both difficult and joyful, as a transgender American.
Jenny discusses the importance that things like nuance, imagination, patience, empathy and understanding hold in our divided world, reflecting on her experiences as a transgender woman and noting that for many, “living your best life is not necessarily a political decision, but a matter of life and death.” The ultimate thing she wants, Jenny says, is just to be left alone, to live her life and to be free.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us by Jennifer Finney Boylan
Mad Honey: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel by Jennifer Finney Boylan
She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan
Jennifer Finney Boylan’s New York Times articles
I Am Cait (Caitlin Jenner Show)
Trans Bodies Trans Selves: a Resource Guide for the Transgender Community
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