therepublic.com – By Karen Zarker – PopMatters.com
“I was a Scientologist for 12 years, which is a lot more embarrassing than saying Hi, I’m a transsexual SM dyke living with borderline personality disorder,” Kate Bornstein tells PopMatters on the release of her memoir, “A Queer and Pleasant Danger.” Embodying not just gender – but the range of gender – is just a fraction of Bornstein’s complex, complete, utterly compelling persona; she is also the embodiment of a mind steeped in pop culture, past and present.