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Patrick Califia


Genre
Nonfiction, Erotica, Transgender Issues


Patrick Califia, who formerly wrote under the names Pat Califia and Patrick Califia-Rice, is a writer of nonfiction (on men, gender, transgender identity, and sexuality) and fiction (erotica, poetry, and short stories).

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Average rating: 3.98 · 6,414 ratings · 511 reviews · 66 distinct works • Similar authors
Public Sex: The Culture of ...
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Macho Sluts: Erotic Fiction
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Sex Changes: Transgender Po...
3.94 avg rating — 484 ratings — published 1997 — 9 editions
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Doc and Fluff: The Dystopia...
3.76 avg rating — 234 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions
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Sensuous Magic: A Guide for...
3.86 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions
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Speaking Sex to Power: The ...
3.99 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions
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Doing It for Daddy: Short a...
4.02 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 1994
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No Mercy: Short Stories
3.96 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions
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Melting Point: A Collection...
3.96 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions
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“Why do I write? I write because I have to, because it is all I know, because it is my truth, because I am compelled, because I am driven to make the world
acknowledge that women like me exist, and we possess a dangerous wisdom.”
― Pat Califia
tags: bdsm, feminism
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“Why do I write? I write because I have to, because it is all I know, because it is my truth, because I am compelled, because I am driven to make the world acknowledge that women like me exist, and we possess a dangerous wisdom. ”
― Pat Califia
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“...my body has become
another country
and I feel like an unemployed
illegal alien
how will I survive
where I do not belong
I belong with you”
― Patrick Califia-Rice
tags: canada, change, longing, poem
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