THE SECOND COMING A Leatherdyke Reader Edited by Pat Califia and Robin Sweeney, published by Alyson Publications, Los Angeles, California. 1996 First edition, so stated. Softcover, 8.5" x 5.5", 372 pages, illustrated in b&w with photographs and a drawing. NEAR FINE Condition: just a touch of light wear, overall tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

Powerful, intimate and defiant, a landmark anthology in explicit non-conforming queer feminist literature that laid the groundwork for understanding how kink and leather communities provided a haven for people experimenting with gender performativity and body modification, well before mainstream awareness of trans identity. Cutting edge queer sadomasochistic erotica by transgender cult icon Pat Califia, a pioneering activist for sexual freedom and BDSM who later transitioned to a transgender man.