The Words That Slip
This piece was performed as part of GenderQueer Revolution’s Literary Event in 2006 at Circus of Books. As I recall, the event was conceived of a response to C. Michael Bailey’s book having been nominated for a Lambda.
Part of the performance simply involves me working out some of the ideas that show up in “Evil Deceivers and Make-Believers.” Again, the familiar theme of what counts as real, what counts as mere performance is explored. Finally, I dramatize some of the hazards of walking while trans femme. (Chapter 1 of Beyond Personhood elaborates these themes in far greater detail).