Born On The Edge Of Race And Gender

Born on the Edge of Race and Gender A Voice for Cultural Competency by Willy Wilkinson Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency is a multi-genre memoir by Willy Wilkinson, a mixed heritage, Asian American trans man and social movement leader who has been advocating for marginalized populations since the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Poetic, humorous, and profoundly provocative, this compelling memoir explores the ambiguity and complexity of Willy’s intersectional experience with race, gender, sexuality, disability, class, and parenthood—within a larger cultural competency, public health, and policy advocacy framework. Willy was born in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1960s, assigned female at birth, the fourth child of a Chinese woman and Caucasian man, whose interracial marriage sparked controversy in 1950s American society. Scrutinized for his racially layered appearance and transgender expression, Willy emerged into a culture and society t