Gender euphoria : stories of joy from trans, non-binary and intersex writers / edited by Laura Kate Dale.

Becoming prom king : how my classmates showed their support for my transition — Gender-creative parenting and me — The first signs of hormones were working for me — My Mr's Mr : ensuring I got a gender-affirming wedding — Escaping the monchrome closet at pride — Loving my deep voice as a performer rather than default — The euphorisa that lies in revolt : loving myself while living in Brazil — The gender of language : finding a pronoun for my identity — Mentally rewriting life before surgery — Reflections : a bridesmaid on beauty and letting go — Life at the trans-intersex intersection — Gender affirmation through girly sleepovers — Clippers and clarity : cutting my own hair for the first time — The tipping point : getting correctly gendered without making an effort — Punks against gender conformity : being agender in the punk scene — Playing roller derby on an all-girls team — Fashion, gender and not knowing you're non-binary in Nigeria — The myth of the yak : learning to love my body hair — Growing to appreciate myself in photographs — The gates to Jannah : balancing transitioning and my faith — Exploring gendered presentation in online gaming worlds — The empowering magic of affirming ID — Epidermis : tattoos and transmasculine selfhood — Feeling safe and welcome, and seen by my teen idols — Transition in lockdown : shaving and growth — Drunken compliments and body positivity in the club — The radical vulnerability of trans sex — Being daddy : sex, gender, kink, and everything in between.

"So often the stories shared by trans people about their transition centre on gender dysphoria: a feeling of deep discomfort with their birth-assigned gender, and a powerful catalyst for coming out or transitioning. But for many non-cisgender people, it's gender euphoria which pushes forward their transition: the joy the first time a parent calls them by their chosen name, the first time they have the confidence to cut their hair short, the first time they truly embrace themself. In this ground-breaking anthology, nineteen trans, non-binary, agender, gender-fluid and intersex writers share their experiences of gender euphoria: an agender dominatrix being called 'Daddy,' an Arab trans man getting his first tattoos, a trans woman embracing her inner fighter. What they have in common are their feelings of elation, pride, confidence, freedom and ecstasy as a direct result of coming out as non-cisgender, and how coming to terms with their gender has brought unimaginable joy into their lives."--Publisher's description.