Captive Genders

Pathologized, terrorized, and confined, trans/gender non-conforming and queer folks have always struggled against the enormity of the prison industrial complex. In the first collection of this kind, Eric A. Stanley and Naty Smith bring together current and former prisoners, activists, and academics, offering new ways to understand how race, gender, ability, and sexuality are lived under the crushing weight of captivity. Captive genders argues that trans/queer liberation and prison abolition must grow together. A challenge for us all to join the struggle, this expanded second edition includes new asseys by Chelsea Manning, Toshio Meronek, Janette Louise Johnson, and Kalaniopua Young.