Amateur : A Reckoning With Gender, Identity and Masculinity

A True Story About What Makes a Man. An exploration of modern masculinity by the first transgender man to box at Madison Square Garden. As a self-described 'amateur' in the male world Thomas Page McBee does for masculinity what Rebecca Solnit Roxane Gay and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie do for women's issues exploring stereotypes violence and feminist thought with nuance and verve. As someone who has experienced both female socialisation and the privileges of living as a man he has a unique perspective on masculinity.