"From Denne Michele Norris and Electric Literature, a vital anthology of essays by trans and gender-nonconforming writers of color, sharing stories of joy, heartbreak, rage, and self-discovery. Featuring seventeen essays by trans people of color--spanning writers, scientists, actors, activists, and drag queens--Both/And explores what it means to live as a trans or gender nonconforming person of color today. Acclaimed authors Akwaeke Emezi, Tanaïs, and Meredith Talusan share their stories alongside activist and organizer Raquel Willis and RuPaul's Drag Race star Peppermint, as well as a host of rising literary talent. Each story is told with honesty, authenticity, and beauty. A nonbinary molecular biologist has nightmares about their estranged father transitioning. A writer revisits a casual hook-up when she discovered her womanhood. And a woman vacations with her wife in Hawaii, where she gets in touch with the fire goddess within. These stories depict real trans lives from trans points of view, at a time when these perspectives are most urgent and valuable. Inspired by Electric Literature's groundbreaking series and edited by the first Black, openly trans editor-in-chief of a major literary publication, Both/And uplifts and amplifies stories of queer joy, heartbreak, rage, and self-discovery."--Publisher

Introduction / by Denne Michele Norris -- SELFHOOD -- Object Lessons / by Addie Tsai -- Body Type 1 / by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal -- I'm Still Learning / by Miss Peppermint -- Straining Toward Humanity / by Kai Cheng Thom -- Femininity Was the Knife I Wielded / by Jonah Wu -- The Goddess in the Volcano / by Gabrielle Bellot -- DESIRE -- On Beauty / by Akwaeke Emezi -- Trick / by Meredith Talusan -- Redemption Slayage / by Denny -- Speaking My Language / by Edgar Gomez -- Becoming Femme / by Tanais -- Lusus Deux / by Autumn Fourkiller -- COMING TO LIGHT -- All Power to the People / by Raquel Willis -- Gender Euphoria Is a Power Source / by Caro De Robertis -- An Incomplete History of Trans Immortality / by Zeyn Joukhadar -- In My Worst Nightmares, My Father Transitions / by Kaia Ball -- Futures / by A. L. Major