{"title":"Riki Wilchins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRiki Wilchins\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful and thought-provoking works that explore gender identity and expression with clarity and compassion. Their writing challenges common perceptions and invites readers to engage deeply with complex issues surrounding transgender experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the categories of \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, Wilchins' books provide valuable perspectives that inspire understanding and promote dialogue. Readers can expect thoughtful analysis paired with accessible language, making these works essential for anyone interested in gender studies and contemporary social topics.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lets-not-talk-about-transgender-sex-by-riki-wilchins-9781350574502","title":"Let's (Not) Talk About (Transgender) Sex","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor decades, trans studies and queer theory have treated the trans body as a theoretical construct – a site for identity, dysphoria, and gender politics – leaving erotic realities largely unexamined. Desire, pleasure, and \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e sex have been pushed to the margins, rendered almost unspeakable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet's (Not) Talk About (Transgender) Sex\u003c\/em\u003e challenges that silence. 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It is a call to bring pleasure back into the conversation – not as an afterthought, but as a vital site of knowledge, resistance, and joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47548196061420,"sku":"9781350574502","price":38.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a9cff818f1a31bc27d2cd9f4ed2ac196_0ffeee70-4b19-4c64-8f99-0c9dd38c0632.jpg?v=1776908732"},{"product_id":"lets-not-talk-about-transgender-sex-by-riki-wilchins-9781350574519","title":"Let's (Not) Talk About (Transgender) Sex","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor decades, trans studies and queer theory have treated the trans body as a theoretical construct – a site for identity, dysphoria, and gender politics – leaving erotic realities largely unexamined. 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