About the Author

Trystan T. Cotten is Associate Professor of Gender and African American Studies at California State University, Stanislaus and an international speaker on trans identities and issues. His research and teaching focus on gender, sexuality, race, and nationalism in trans migrations and diasporas. He is also the Managing Editor of Transgress Press and principal architect of its focus as a social entrepreneurial publishing firm devoted to empowering communities of trans and queer experience.