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Book

My trans parent : a user guide for when your parent transitions

Call Number

  • 306.768 B9156 TEEN (CEN)

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Publication Information

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020.

Physical Description

304 pages ; 23 cm

Summary

Maybe you just found out your mom, or your dad, is transgender, or maybe you've known for a while. But now what? Bryant's guide has chapters on navigating the changes in your family, coming out, or not, the many ways to transition both inside and out, and much, much more. In seeing how other people have handled these experiences, you'll gain information needed to support yourself and your family through the transition and beyond. -- adapted from back cover

Contents

  • Introduction: Your story, too
  • Who's who in this book
  • First steps
  • Coming out or not
  • The transition
  • Names and naming
  • The shape of family
  • Grief and loss, gifts and gains
  • Finding community
  • Dating and family ties
  • Transphobia and you
  • I saw it on TV: movies, shows and more
  • The future is trans-fabulous.

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