{"product_id":"transland-consent-kink-and-pleasure-paperback","title":"Transland: Consent, Kink, and Pleasure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMX Sly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA memoir of transformation and self-discovery that explores fetish communities from a gender diverse perspective. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTransland \u003c\/i\u003eis a fiery and revealing memoir that explores what happens when a non-binary person goes looking for self-worth and a sense of belonging in fetish subculture, only to find that fetish communities come with just as many problematic rules, expectations, and hierarchies as mainstream ones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving from wide-eyed optimism that the fetish community is the promised land to realizing the ways fetish communities--even queer ones--reinforce the commodification of bodies, Mx. Sly examines how BDSM helped them understand and articulate their gender, how kink helped them turn shameful experiences into liberating ones, and how they became disillusioned with the BDSM scene--without rejecting the lessons fetish taught them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003ci\u003eTransland\u003c\/i\u003e explore PTSD, intergenerational trauma, memory, consent, gender transition and diversity, queer relationships and subculture, and a lot of bondage. An odyssey of kinky hookups (including a charismatic Toronto femdomme, an Aussie rope bondage expert, and the queer sex tourism neighborhood of Bangkok), gender euphoria, and testing the limits of sensual experience, this memoir is a candid exploration of fetish communities and practices and a wandering quest through sensuality toward personal strength and self-reliance. Sexy, gutting, graphic, and existential, \u003ci\u003eTransland\u003c\/i\u003e is about finding oneself through intense sensations, reaching a point where being hit has diminishing returns, and coming out wiser on the other side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMx. Sly\u003c\/b\u003e is a non-binary writer, theater creator, and producer. Their first play, \u003ci\u003eCharisma Furs\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in the anthology \u003ci\u003eQ2Q: Queer Canadian Performance Texts \u003c\/i\u003e(Lambda Literary Award finalist). Sly is developing Canada's first gender diverse performance anthology, to be published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2024. \u003ci\u003eTransland\u003c\/i\u003e is their first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764872282400,"sku":"9781551529318","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c75cb8991af4f7af9a6ea17f79e53840.webp?v=1780257011","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/transland-consent-kink-and-pleasure-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}