{"product_id":"the-remedy-queer-and-trans-voices-on-health-and-health-care-paperback","title":"The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZena Sharman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, Lambda Literary Award (LGBT Anthology)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Remedy \u003c\/i\u003einvites writers and readers to imagine what we need to create healthy, resilient, and thriving LGBTQ communities. This anthology is a diverse collection of real-life stories from queer and trans people on their own health-care experiences and challenges, from gay men living with HIV who remember the systemic resistance to their health-care needs, to a lesbian couple dealing with the experience of cancer, to young trans people who struggle to find health-care providers who treat them with dignity and respect. The book also includes essays by health-care providers, activists and leaders with something to say about the challenges, politics, and opportunities surrounding LGBTQ health issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth exceptionally moving and an incendiary call-to-arms, \u003ci\u003eThe Remedy \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-read for anyone--gay, straight, trans, and otherwise--passionately concerned about the right to proper health care for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include Amber Dawn, Sinclair Sexsmith, Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco, Cooper Lee Bombardier, Kara Sievewright, and Kelli Dunham.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZena Sharman \u003c\/b\u003eis a passionate advocate for queer and trans health. She has over a decade's experience in health research; currently she is Director of Strategy at the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. Zena is also co-editor of \u003ci\u003ePersistence: All Ways Butch and Femme\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eZena Sharman: Zena Sharman is a passionate advocate for queer and trans health. Zena is also co-editor of \u003ci\u003ePersistence: All Ways Butch and Femme.\u003c\/i\u003e Currently she is Director of Strategy at the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771627045152,"sku":"9781551526584","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-remedy-queer-and-trans-voices-on-health-and-health-care-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}