A collection of essays inspired by the issues presented in the award-winning movie TransAmerica and the HBO series Middle Sexes explores the modern world's notions of belonging, identity, and community, in an anthology that challenges counterculture perceptions and the ways in which acceptance standards are set. Original. A timely and thought-provoking collection that explores the consequences of passing that will resonate with audiences of the award-winning movie TransAmerica and the acclaimed HBO series Middle Sexes REACHING TOO FAR: AN INTRODUCTION 7(13) Mattilda, a.k.a. Matt Bernstein Sycamore ALL MIXED UP WITH NO PLACE TO GO: INHABITING MIXED CONSCIOUSNESS ON THE MARGINS 20(18) Nico Dacumos FRICTION BURN: A NONFICTION ADMISSION 38(11) Stacey May Fowles WHO'S THAT WAVIN' THAT FLAG? ON THE SIGNS, STORIES, AND STRATEGIES OF THE CURRENT IMMIGRANT RIGHTS MOVEMENT 49(15) Jessica Hoffmann UNDERMINING GENDER REGULATION 64(7) Dean Spade PASSING LAST SUMMER 71(12) Dominika Bednarska INNOCENT VICTIMS AND BRAVE NEW LAWS: STATE PROTECTION AND THE BATTERED WOMEN'S MOVEMENT 83(12) Priya Kandaswamy DIFFERENT TYPES OF HUNGER: FINDING MY WAY THROUGH GENERATIONS OF OKIE MIGRATION 95(17) Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz WHAT I LEARNED FROM BEING G MINUS IN THE WORLD OF HOMOHOP COMMERCE 112(15) Ralowe T. Ampu, DDS NO LONGER JUST AMERICAN 127(10) Stephanie Abraham THE END OF GENDERQUEER 137(12) Rocko Bulldagger MY KIND OF CRUISING 149(10) Liz Rosenfeld PINO'S FATHER 159(14) Tommi Avicolli Mecca TRANS-PORTATION 173(13) Terre Thaemlitz MELCHIZEDEK'S THREE RINGS 186(11) Carole McDonnell BEHIND THESE MASCARAED EYES: PASSING LIFE IN PRISON 197(11) Nikki Lee Diamond RACE HAUNTED, OTHERWISE 208(10) Eric Stanley WHY MAHMUD CAN'T BE A PILOT 218(10) Naeem Mohaiemen F2MESTIZO 228(8) Logan Gutierrez-Mock PERSEPHONE 236(7) Helen Boyd HAT 243(11) Tucker Lieberman AND THEN YOU CUT YOUR HAIR: GENDERFUCKING ON THE FEMME SIDE OF THE SPECTRUM 254(16) Amy Andr nd Sandy Chang SURFACE TENSIONS 270(14) Jen Cross ORIGINS 284(18) Kirk Read LACK OF CLOSE FRIENDS OR CONFIDANTS 302(5) Jennifer Blowdryer FROM HOT PINK TO CODE PINK: NOTES ON PASSING FOR MONOLINGUAL FOLK 307(11) Irina Contreras NOT QUITE QUEER 318(18) Benjamin Shepard NOTES 336