None of the Above
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- Paperback published on 06/07/2023
- Page count: 224 pages
- ISBN: 9781838854331
Quick take
WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE 2023
Why we love it
Powerful and personal account of living beyond the padlocks of the gender binary and the sacrifices we all make to comply with it.
Synopsis
Profound and funny' SHON FAYE'.
Will challenge, empower and move your soul' Glamour'
Lucid and glorious' YRSA DALEY-WARD
In None of the Above, Travis Alabanza examines seven phrases people have directed at them as a Black, mixed race, non-binary person. Some are deceptively innocuous, some deliberately loaded or offensive, some celebratory; sentences that have impacted them for better and for worse; sentences that speak to the broader issues raised by a world that insists that gender must be a binary. Through these seven phrases, Travis Alabanza turns a mirror back on society, giving us reason to question the very framework in which we live and the ways we treat each other.
About the author
Travis Alabanza is a writer, performer and theatre maker. Their theatre shows Burgerz, Overflow and Sound of The Underground were all received with critical acclaim, winning Total Theatre Award at Edinburgh Fringe, streaming to over 22 countries and being included in over 20 syllabuses. They have given talks on race and gender across the world including at Harvard, Oxford and Bristol - with their impact in the LGBT+ community being noted in the Forbes 30under30 list, Dazed100 and a recent Attitude magazine 100 list.
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