Luke McCarthy Luke McCarthy i(28836192 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 A Queer Life, in Particulars Luke McCarthy , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2024;
— Review of Detachable Penis : A Queer Legal Saga Sam Elkin , 2024 single work autobiography

'‘I would never ever be free of being transgender,’ writes Sam Elkin in the final chapter of his debut memoir, Detachable Penis. The sentence is preceded by an anecdote detailing his anxiety around crossing through the body scanner at the airport. After being scanned by said machine, Elkin catches a glimpse of the monitor through which the guards are watching him. The monitor flashes FEMALE. ‘I would never ever be free of being transgender’.'
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