Unmanageable Subjects: Trans Childhoods and the Challenge of Self-Determination in School

An invitation to engage meaningfully with the experiences of trans and gender non-conforming children by reconsidering the organization of schools and classroom life

In recent years, there have been increasing political attacks on transgender young people and LGBT-affirming education in public schools. These attacks reflect a strong backlash to the fragile political gains made toward trans-affirming public education during the early 2000s.

Educator and researcher Harper B. Keenan comes to thi...