Starting with a compelling personal essay about her own perceptions of transgenderism, Califia goes on to examine narratives by early transgendered folk such as Christine Jorgensen, Jan Morris, and Mark Rees. Transgenderism is the term used to describe people who feel they belong to both, or neither, traditional genders. Each story basically corresponds to a scene set in the past. It is well written, printed, and thoughful for this style of erotica. Most of the stories concentrate on the psychological aspects of SM and not on describing the imagery of a scene.
Some stories are heterosexual and some are homosexual with both men and women as tops and bottoms.
This is a very funny book. An entertaining, explicit, and erotic anthology of short stories features writings about lesbians by gay men and tales about gay men written by lesbians and bisexual women, featuring works by D. Travers Scott, Lucy Taylor, Kevin Killian, Wickie Stamps, and others. I found it to be very affirming of my experience. It offers a balanced approach to exploring your sexual identity. I am married and have struggled with my attractions to men.