Lawyer, advocate and Next Chapter recipient Sam Elkin launched his memoir with a night of celebration at The Wheeler Centre on 6 May 2024, hosted by Yves Rees.
Sam Elkin’s Detachable Penis: A Queer Legal Saga, recounts his bumpy journey from lesbian to transgender lawyer in the aftermath of the 2017 marriage equality postal survey. Set against the backdrop of a growing moral panic about the ‘trans agenda’, Elkin’s debut book is part-love letter and part-cautionary tale. Honest and unflinching, it’s sure to spark many prickly and productive conversations.