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Book SynopsisThe Oscar-winning film Boys Don’t Cry (1999) offered the first mainstream access to transmasculine embodiment in North America. This book relocates the film within historical and conceptual contexts that influenced its ambivalent reception while emphasizing the importance of trans visibilities and representations in the mainstream.
Trade Review“This thoughtful and insightful book reframes and deepens the conversation about Boys Don’t Cry. Joynt and Page make a strong case for reading the film’s influence in ways that break the long-established impasse of the ‘butch/FTM’ border wars. A useful guide to a major filmic text.” Susan Stryker, author of Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution
“A thorough and insightful discussion of the films strength's and weaknesses, and a manifesto for future trans representation." Times Literary Supplement
“A much-needed intervention into the kneejerk reactions to Boys Don’t Cry that moves the critical discussion out of the cycle of antagonism that has spiralled around the film since its release.” Cael Keegan, Grand Valley State University
