Trans Teen Survival Guide

by Fox Fisher, Owl Fisher

Overview

'I wish I had a book like this when I was growing up' PARIS LEES
'Wonderful and ground-breaking' MERMAIDS

Frank, friendly and funny, the Trans Teen Survival Guide will leave transgender and non-binary teens informed, empowered and armed with all the tips, confidence and practical advice they need to navigate life as a trans teen.

Wondering how to come out to your family and friends, what it's like to go through cross hormonal therapy or how to put on a packer? Trans youth activists Fox and Owl have stepped in to answer everything that trans teens and their families need to know.

With a focus on self-care, expression and being proud of your unique identity, the guide is packed full of invaluable advice from people who understand the realities and complexities of growing up trans. Having been there, done that, Fox and Owl are able to honestly chart the course of life as a trans teen, from potentially life-saving advice on dealing with dysphoria or depression, to hilarious real-life awkward trans stories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784506629
Publisher:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date:	09/21/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Fox Fisher is an award-winning artist, filmmaker and campaigner. They are the co-director of My Genderation, which celebrates trans lives and experiences through film and other mediums. In 2013, they helped found Trans Pride Brighton, and are also an advisor for All About Trans, a project that aims to create more positive media representation of trans people. They received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Brighton for their contribution to both film and campaigning for trans rights. They are the co-author and illustrator of ARE YOU A BOY OR ARE YOU A GIRL?, TRANS TEEN SURVIVAL GUIDE and TRANS SURVIVAL WORKBOOK. They have 35K Twitter followers and 51K Instagram followers.


Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir (Owl) is an internationally acclaimed journalist, film maker and campaigner. They currently write a column for the Metro, along with writing regular articles for platforms such as the Guardian, iNews and the Independent. In 2019 they were listed as one of the 100 most influential women, by the BBC 100 Women List.

They are co-director and executive producer for My Genderation, co-author of Trans Teen Survival Guide andTrans Survival Workbook, and are a Project Consultant with All About Trans. Ugla has 15K followers on Twitter, 13K followers on Instagram. They live in Brighton, UK.

Table of Contents

1. So You're Trans? 2. Gender Roles Are Dead. 3. Telling the World (Or not!) 4. What Do I Call You? 5. Being You (Whoever That Is) 6. Dysphoria: The Monster. 7. Puberty & How To Cope. 8. Hormone blockers & Cross Hormones. 9. Genitals, Parts, Junk - What Suits Best? 10. Surgeries. 11. Dating as a Trans Person. 12. Awkward Trans Tales. 13. Dealing With the Media. 14. Documenting Your Journey. 15. Don't Get Mad-Get Even! 16. More Than Just Trans. 17. Self Care & How to Help Others. 18. Hopes For the Future. 19. Resources & Cool People. Appendix.

Editorial Reviews

2018-06-26
A chatty and informal guide for transgender teenagers and others who want to understand more about those experiences.The authors cover topics such as coming out, names, gender roles and expression, dysphoria, hormones and surgery, coping with puberty, wellness, interacting with the media, and activism. Spot illustrations and selected comics from Labelle's Assigned Male series are interspersed throughout. The authors say that they have written a book with all the information they would have liked to have had access to when they were younger—and, loose and conversational, the tone is pulled straight from the internet. It feels like reading think pieces from whatever pop-journalism site is currently trending mixed with a personal transition blog, sometimes reminiscent of LiveJournal from the trans days of yore, and seasoned with earnest Twitter-like affirmations. A sense of vagueness permeates the information; generalized references to modern society and plenty of assumptions of a shared cultural background hamper the larger usefulness of the information. It's worth noting that the close focus on the British health care system and support networks will only be useful to readers located there, and the authors often neglect to address the ways that disability, race, and other intersections may influence a trans person's life.There are still very few nonfiction books for trans teens in need of support, and this title helps fill in that gap. (resources, appendix, glossary) (Nonfiction. 12-18)

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