Zena Sharman

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After Wife
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After Wife

From: Staying Power

In this chapter, Sharman describes their slow reclamation of selfhood after the dissolution of a relationship. 20 $2.00 Add
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Best Interests of the Child
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Best Interests of the Child

From: Staying Power

In this chapter, Sharman discusses how the legal standard governing custody disputes has shaped queer family life in Canada and the United States. 24 $2.40 Add
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Between Worlds
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Between Worlds

From: Staying Power

In this chapter, Sharman describes her experiences in a new relationship post-divorce. 26 $2.60 Add
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Dolly, Doralee, My Mother, and Me
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Dolly, Doralee, My Mother, and Me

From: Staying Power

In this chapter, Sharman discusses queer femme identity, feminist motherhood, and the cultural legacy of Dolly Parton’s 1980 film 9 to 5. 18 $1.80 Add
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Hungry for Possibilities

Hungry for Possibilities

Too Many Beloved Dead, Too Few Elders

From: The Care We Dream Of

In this essay, the author details her dreams of something different. These dreams are not just for herself, but for every queer and trans person lucky enough to get old, for the communities she … 25 $2.50 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: The Care We Dream Of

What if queer and trans people loved going to the doctor, dreaming together and demanding more? This book is about merging the practical with liberatory imaginings about what queer and trans … 23 $2.30 Add
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Learning to Stay
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Learning to Stay

From: Staying Power

In this chapter, Sharman describes changing co-parenting relationships in her life and how that impacted her. 20 $2.00 Add
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Love Me Back to Life
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Love Me Back to Life

From: Staying Power

In this chapter, Sharman describes her experiences at a queer "not-wedding." 32 $3.20 Add
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(M)other
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(M)other

From: Staying Power

In this chapter, Sharman discusses the complex relationship between a queer parent, known as ZeeZee, and the cultural script of motherhood. 22 $2.20 Add
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Note to Readers and The Trauma Archive
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Note to Readers and The Trauma Archive

From: Staying Power

This chapter is a note to readers regarding the content of the book and a description of the Trauma Archive, started by Sharman’s mother, a survivor and activist who founded support groups … 26 $2.60 Add
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Pleasure as the Baseline

Pleasure as the Baseline

Interview with Dawn Serra

From: The Care We Dream Of

The interviewee discusses pleasure as a right that extends to the provision of health care, asking what would health care be like if providers asked "What is a win for you, to help you feel … 11 $1.10 Add
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Put Me in the Living Room and Cover Me with Flowers

Put Me in the Living Room and Cover Me with Flowers

Queering Death

From: The Care We Dream Of

In this account of her mother’s death, the author elaborated on the do-it-yourself attitude she brought to queering her grief, and also the the healing relationship she developed with death … 20 $2.00 Add
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Putting Yourself on the Line

Putting Yourself on the Line

Interview with Ronica Mukerjee

From: The Care We Dream Of

This interview with Ronica Mukerjee, who specializes in care for LGBTQ+ communities, people using injection and other drugs, and people who are HIV positive, underscores how international borders … 11 $1.10 Add
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Queer Alchemy

Queer Alchemy

Perverting the Health System, Fighting to Win

From: The Care We Dream Of

The author describes queer activism and asks if a system is wrong, is it wrong to pervert it? She pledges to leave no one behind and explores what that means for disability justice, with personal … 21 $2.10 Add