{"product_id":"dancing-the-dialectic-true-tales-of-a-transgender-trailblazer-9781545435496","title":"Dancing The Dialectic: True Tales of A Transgender Trailblazer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Trans people today are deeply indebted to pioneers like Rupert Raj, who forged a path where none existed and dared to make the world a better place for all.\" \u003c\/i\u003e-Brice D. Smith, PhD, author of \u003ci\u003eLou Sullivan: Daring To Be A Man Among Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRUPERT RAJ\u003c\/b\u003e is a trailblazing, Eurasian-Canadian, trans activist and ex-psychotherapist, who transitioned from female to male in 1971 as a transsexual teenager. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Dancing the dialectic\" between gender dysphoria \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003egender euphoria, cynical despair \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e realistic hope, righteous rage \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e loving kindness, Rupert relates his lifelong fight for the rights of transgender, intersex, and two-spirit people in Canada and the USA since the 1970s. He also portrays his later-life role as an eco-activist and animal liberationist working to free Mother Earth's enslaved farmed animals and expand the circle of compassion, as exemplified by ecofeminism, environmentally-engaged Buddhism, and Native spirituality. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaj's intersectional identity evolves from Dialectical Dancer (existential philosopher\/psychologist) to Gender Worker (trans\/intersex\/two-spirit activist) to Therapeutic Healer \u0026amp; Teacher (psychotherapist\/ gender consultant\/trainer) to Rainbow Warrior (eco-activist\/animal liberationist). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe is (co-)editor of \u003ci\u003eTrans Activism in Canada: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOf Souls \u0026amp; Roles, Of Sex \u0026amp; Gender: A Treasury of Transsexual, Transgenderist \u0026amp;Transvestic Verse from 1967 to 1991\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRupert Raj is a trailblazing, Eurasian-Canadian, trans activist and ex-psychotherapist, who transitioned from female to male in 1971 as a gender-distressed, transsexual teenager.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a trans activist, he co-founded five transsexual peer-support groups across Canada from 1978 to 2000. As a therapeutic gender consultant from 2000 to 2015, he counselled transgender, intersex, and two-spirit adults and gender non-conforming youth. Grounded in his TransPositive Therapeutic Model\u003csup\u003eTM\u003c\/sup\u003e, Raj has trained health care and social service providers, taught educators and students, consulted with employers, lawyers and politicians, and testified at human rights hearings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe has published trans-focused, clinical research papers in scholarly journals and (co-)edited \u003ci\u003eTrans Activism in Canada: A Reader \u003c\/i\u003e(2014) and \u003ci\u003eOf Souls \u0026amp; Roles, Of Sex \u0026amp; Gender: A Treasury of Transsexual, Transgenderist \u0026amp; Transvestic Verse from 1967 to 1991\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn recognition of his nearly fifty years of service to the trans\/queer community, Rupert was inducted into the Canadian Lesbian \u0026amp; Gay Archives in 2013, and was presented with the Canadian Centre for Gender \u0026amp; Sexual Diversity's \"Youth Role-Model-of-the-Year Award\" at his 65th birthday\/retirement party in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaj is now morphing from Gender Worker to Rainbow Warrior, working as an eco-activist\/animal liberationist to free Mother Earth's enslaved farmed animals and expand the circle of compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50855111065874,"sku":"9781545435496","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_030dc3c6-12f7-4236-ac2d-8881a8346d08.jpg?v=1737477952","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dancing-the-dialectic-true-tales-of-a-transgender-trailblazer-9781545435496","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}