{"product_id":"trans-pleasure-on-gender-liberation-and-sexual-freedom-hardcover","title":"Trans Pleasure: On Gender Liberation and Sexual Freedom - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrandon Andrew Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold and provocative book centering the voices of trans women and femmes in the pursuit of pleasure and gender liberation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What are the possibilities of pleasure when we stop labeling our desires? In \u003ci\u003eTrans Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e, Brandon Andrew Robinson answers this seductive question by exploring the sex lives of trans women and femmes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Centering the voices of trans women and femmes through in-depth interviews, \u003ci\u003eTrans Pleasure \u003c\/i\u003etakes us to the bedroom, to restaurants, to dating apps, and to other spaces that comprise the everyday dating experiences of trans people. Through this erotic journey, Robinson reveals how dominant understandings of sexual identities--which center desires around gender and genitals--harm trans people. They also limit how everyone can love and feel pleasure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In shifting the focus to comfort and to trans for trans relations, this frank and ambitious book expands our thinking about love, gender, sexuality, relationships, and desire. With this bold exploration of trans pleasure, Robinson makes the provocative claim that discarding sexual identities is the path to gender liberation and true erotic freedom.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat a relief it is to finally move out of the institutional settings--medical, psychotherapeutic, legal--that impose meaning on trans women, and to instead settle into an exploration of their experiences of pleasure, comfort, and agency. In \u003ci\u003eTrans Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e, Brandon Andrew Robinson turns over the mic to trans women to describe who and what they love and desire--a reality that is much queerer, more t4t, and dare I say more \u003ci\u003elesbian\u003c\/i\u003e, than the dominant narrative would have us believe. Here, trans women remind us that good sex is not only about pleasure, but also witnessing and comfort.--Jane Ward, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of Heterosexuality\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNot Gay\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Finally--a sociological book that takes trans desire and pleasure seriously! \u003ci\u003eTrans Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e is a revolutionary study--an accessibly written, full-throated takedown of compulsory heterosexuality, with what Robinson calls a trans twist. Foregrounding the dating, romantic, and sexual lives of trans women and femmes, especially folks of color, \u003ci\u003eTrans Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e maps new and exciting paths to reimagining gender and sexuality and fostering gender liberation and sexual freedom.\"--Angela Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eCamming: Money, Power, and Pleasure in the Sex Work Industry\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Robinson offers a powerful intervention into the politics of desire, showing how trans women and femmes navigate the sometimes-fraught boundaries of intimacy and identity. Meticulously researched and expansively theorized, \u003ci\u003eTrans Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e bridges trans and sexuality studies to illuminate the affective and material stakes of gendered life. It's a vital, affirming, and transformative text with revolutionary insights into how we ought to (make) love.\"--TJ Billard, Associate Professor, School of Communication, Northwestern University\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrandon Andrew Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of California, Riverside, author of \u003ci\u003eComing Out to the Streets, \u003c\/i\u003eand coauthor of \u003ci\u003eRace and Sexuality.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53125720703283,"sku":"9780520410329","price":178.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/EQw7cv0UbN9780520410329.webp?v=1773260002","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/trans-pleasure-on-gender-liberation-and-sexual-freedom-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}