Man Enough to Be a Woman
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- Author：Jayne County
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Summary
'If you stay alive long enough， people eventually catch up'
Born in rural Georgia in 1947， Jayne moved to New York and became part of the 60s art scene surrounding Andy Warhol's Factory。 Jayne's story follows the arc of LGBT liberation in the US - she came of age living hand-to-mouth， faced off against police at Stonewall and came out as a trans woman while she was touring Europe with her band。 She went everywhere and met everyone and lived to tell the tale。
Man Enough to Be a Woman is the funny， fierce memoir of Jayne's extraordinary journey， now including a new epilogue where she reflects on how the world has （almost） caught up with her。
Born in rural Georgia in 1947， Jayne moved to New York and became part of the 60s art scene surrounding Andy Warhol's Factory。 Jayne's story follows the arc of LGBT liberation in the US - she came of age living hand-to-mouth， faced off against police at Stonewall and came out as a trans woman while she was touring Europe with her band。 She went everywhere and met everyone and lived to tell the tale。
Man Enough to Be a Woman is the funny， fierce memoir of Jayne's extraordinary journey， now including a new epilogue where she reflects on how the world has （almost） caught up with her。
Reviews
SL
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Very fun read， even if you aren't a big Jayne fan。 Very fun read， even if you aren't a big Jayne fan。 。。。more
China
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Whether you’re into the music or not， this is a juicy read—fun， tragic， exciting stories about being trans in the American South， NYC， London and Berlin。 Jayne County offers some great insight into why she opted not to fully transition， and speaks matter-of-factly about ending friendships， rent boys， prostitution， and being broke。 Loved reading about her relationships with people and bands like the Police， Andy Warhol， Angie and David Bowie， and RuPaul （！） as well。 What I loved most， though， is Whether you’re into the music or not， this is a juicy read—fun， tragic， exciting stories about being trans in the American South， NYC， London and Berlin。 Jayne County offers some great insight into why she opted not to fully transition， and speaks matter-of-factly about ending friendships， rent boys， prostitution， and being broke。 Loved reading about her relationships with people and bands like the Police， Andy Warhol， Angie and David Bowie， and RuPaul （！） as well。 What I loved most， though， is that you pick up on the crazy， and Jayne wouldn’t dare deny that the crazy is there。 。。。more
Carmen
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2019 Own voices: 22。 Non-binary or Transgender2019 Monthly Challenges - April: Feeling fraternal: 6。 Sisters Not Just Cisters: Read a book about transgender rights or by a transgender authorWhen I came to terms with the idea of being truly transexual， of living in between the sexes as opposed to being a 'sex change'， then I started to get over those problems。 I realised that people are never going to fully accept the idea of what I am， and so I learnt how to live in the real world in a sort of d 2019 Own voices: 22。 Non-binary or Transgender2019 Monthly Challenges - April: Feeling fraternal: 6。 Sisters Not Just Cisters: Read a book about transgender rights or by a transgender authorWhen I came to terms with the idea of being truly transexual， of living in between the sexes as opposed to being a 'sex change'， then I started to get over those problems。 I realised that people are never going to fully accept the idea of what I am， and so I learnt how to live in the real world in a sort of disguise that I could feel happy with but that wouldn't freak people out。 。。。more
David Lambdon
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An excellent read with the very colourful stories from the very entertaining & exciting life of Jayne County。 Wellnworth reading if you're a fan， worth reading if you're not it'll still be interesting。 An excellent read with the very colourful stories from the very entertaining & exciting life of Jayne County。 Wellnworth reading if you're a fan， worth reading if you're not it'll still be interesting。 。。。more
Sofia
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https://en。m。wikipedia。org/wiki/Jayne。。。 https://en。m。wikipedia。org/wiki/Jayne。。。 。。。more
Alex
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An rare glimpse into the world of Wayne Rogers who at an early age is more comfortable being a woman and morphs into Wayne county and later Jayne County。 Jaynes book chronicles her adventures of being a queen on the streets of Atlanta and her journey into the punk rock world of New York。
zespri
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Jayne County started life as Wayne Rogers。 This autobiography is a fascinating insight her life， and a very interesting read for a 'straight' into the mind and life of a transsexual。 Jayne County started life as Wayne Rogers。 This autobiography is a fascinating insight her life， and a very interesting read for a 'straight' into the mind and life of a transsexual。 。。。more
For Books' Sake
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An undisputed inspiration to iconic glam rockers like David Bowie， Adam Ant and Dead or Alive’s Pete Burns （all of whom regularly attended Jayne’s shows during their early careers）， Wayne made the transition to Jayne in full view of her peers， and Man Enough to Be a Woman charts the highs and lows it involved with her trademark charismatic candour， including resorting to prostitution in London and Berlin and nervous breakdowns caused by a combination of hormone treatments， drug abuse and exhaust An undisputed inspiration to iconic glam rockers like David Bowie， Adam Ant and Dead or Alive’s Pete Burns （all of whom regularly attended Jayne’s shows during their early careers）， Wayne made the transition to Jayne in full view of her peers， and Man Enough to Be a Woman charts the highs and lows it involved with her trademark charismatic candour， including resorting to prostitution in London and Berlin and nervous breakdowns caused by a combination of hormone treatments， drug abuse and exhaustion。Whilst Jayne recognises that her undeniable legacy and influence is largely unacknowledged today compared to that of her numerous internationally-known peers and collaborators， Man Enough to Be a Woman never comes across as bitter。 Jayne is an acidic， fierce and funny narrator， combining heartfelt but straight-talking sincerity about the complex subjects of gender and identity intertwined with scandalous asides about everyone from Lou Reed to the Ramones to Johnny Rotten （for example: “One of the waitresses at Max’s was this really trashy blonde with too much make-up， who was always stoned and dropping cheeseburgers in people’s laps。 Her name was Debbie Harry。”）（Excerpt from full review of Man Enough to be a Woman at For Books' Sake） 。。。more
Jesse
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Sort of a catchy enough read， though not especially well-written。 I started reading this on my pal Zoe's recommendation because she said it had some great details about what it was like growing up young and queer in the deep south during the early '60s， and somewhat reluctantly trudged through the rest of the book。 I'm not a musical fan of Jayne County's， though I'm happy she existed and did what she did， and there are much better histories of the NYC and London punk scenes than this。 As well， I Sort of a catchy enough read， though not especially well-written。 I started reading this on my pal Zoe's recommendation because she said it had some great details about what it was like growing up young and queer in the deep south during the early '60s， and somewhat reluctantly trudged through the rest of the book。 I'm not a musical fan of Jayne County's， though I'm happy she existed and did what she did， and there are much better histories of the NYC and London punk scenes than this。 As well， I was reading this at the same time as Quentin Crisp's delightful The Naked Civil Servant， which is infinitely witty and charming on every page， so the plainness of the writing really stuck out。 That said， there's interesting-enough details about the queer and trans scenes in New York， London， and Berlin during the 60s， 70s， and 80s to keep you reading if that interests you （as it does me）。 Lots of details on the minutia of County's musical career， which doesn't interest me much， as doesn't the inevitable and predictable drama of many boyfriends and lovers。 But descriptions of the scenes at the times are priceless。 Not so cool is the sort of amoral sefishness that sometimes lurks behind deep camp， as displayed when County describes crossing a picket line at her workplace in NYC in the sixties and thinks she can excuse that by noting how fabulous she looked doing it。 It's very much a product of who she is and was-- not necessarily the first person I'd want to hang out with。 But having had an interesting enough life， she's worth spending a few minutes with for the sake of her stories。 。。。more
Tim
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Before Boy George， Phranc， Falling James， Marilyn Manson and various other gender-benders， there was Wayne/Jayne County （there were also the New York Dolls， but， as they were hetero boys in drag， they will be raved about elsewhere。。。）。Sadly， Wayne/Jayne spent many years out of the spotlight， since， despite three classic albums （and lesser ones on the dancey side that I have not located）， s/he had no chart success， being 'ahead of her time'。 Fortunately， s/he is making a comeback， what with the r Before Boy George， Phranc， Falling James， Marilyn Manson and various other gender-benders， there was Wayne/Jayne County （there were also the New York Dolls， but， as they were hetero boys in drag， they will be raved about elsewhere。。。）。Sadly， Wayne/Jayne spent many years out of the spotlight， since， despite three classic albums （and lesser ones on the dancey side that I have not located）， s/he had no chart success， being 'ahead of her time'。 Fortunately， s/he is making a comeback， what with the release of a best-of （reviewed in Things That Spin）， a new album （"Deviation"， and pretty good） and this autobiography。She was born in Dallas， Georgia， around 1947， as Wayne Rogers。 Despite being a popular plaything for the het boys in her hometown， she was very unhappy in her poor， religiously fanatical family and fled for a variety of big cities。 The book is stuffed with examples of her adventures in Atlanta and New York， including a role in the Stonewall Riots。She happened to come to the attention of the Warhol camp and went to England to star in Pork （having written and/or starred in NYC plays with the likes of Patti Smith）， arriving in time to see some of the beginning alternative music movement there。 As a fan of protopunk （i。e。 the Velvets， Electric Prunes， etc。） from way back， and a columnist for Rock Scene， she decided to get involved herself。After a disastrous managerial flirtation with David Bowie's Mainman company （and a creepy attempt at flirtation by Bowie that is described in the book）， she set out on her own with bands The Backstreet Boys （no， not them） and Electric Chairs， combining garage rock/punk riffs with musings on sex， men， religion and politics， and the rest was herstory。For such a short book， it is simply packed with attitude and information。 For punk fans， any and all queers （especially those who think queens are a liability） and those who don't fit in， it is an absorbing read。 。。。more
Rebecca
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I love strong people， I love misfits， nerds， freaks and the troubled。 A book about the life of a rock and roll drag queen was right up my alley。 All the glitter and glamor of the early New York punk scene dished out by a sassy queen。 No spoilers just read the book。 The photos are entertaining。
Lynsey Anne
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i think this book changed my life - miss county quickly became my heroine even only after a few pages。 i could not put the book down until i'd finished it。 besides， no one else has mentioned pat butcher， divine and john peel in any one book i'd ever read previously and jayne knowing them was for me impressive enough！ if i could go back in time i'd like to wreck atlanta town in （her best friend at the time） miss cocks' convertible with a teenage jayne。"miss cocks called it wrecking。 that's what s i think this book changed my life - miss county quickly became my heroine even only after a few pages。 i could not put the book down until i'd finished it。 besides， no one else has mentioned pat butcher， divine and john peel in any one book i'd ever read previously and jayne knowing them was for me impressive enough！ if i could go back in time i'd like to wreck atlanta town in （her best friend at the time） miss cocks' convertible with a teenage jayne。"miss cocks called it wrecking。 that's what screaming queens would do: go out wrecking people's nerves。。。。we'd walk into the men's room， and all the men would be standing there peeing， and we'd throw our arms in the air and scream 'wooooooh！'。。"her column in punk globe keeps me regularly informed + entertained also。。 http://www。punkglobe。com/jaynenew。html 。。。more
Jo Ann
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SPECIAL INTEREST/ MUSICJayne County was originally Wayne County whose band performed often at Max's Kansas Cityin the 70's-80's。 "Toilet Love" is still on my play list。。。。Here's the review:The original rock 'n' roll drag queen， Jayne County has worked with Andy Warhol， David Bowie， Derek Jarman and others。 This free-wheeling autobiography is a shameless account of Jayne's gender-bending career， from her early days in Georgia to her current 1990s renaissance。 SPECIAL INTEREST/ MUSICJayne County was originally Wayne County whose band performed often at Max's Kansas Cityin the 70's-80's。 "Toilet Love" is still on my play list。。。。Here's the review:The original rock 'n' roll drag queen， Jayne County has worked with Andy Warhol， David Bowie， Derek Jarman and others。 This free-wheeling autobiography is a shameless account of Jayne's gender-bending career， from her early days in Georgia to her current 1990s renaissance。 。。。more
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