Trans Forming Families: Real Stories About Transgendered Loved Ones, 2nd Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (909 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0615123074 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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-- James Green, past president of FTM, InternationalThe variety of people -- deaf, Iranian, gay, straight, young, old, single, Christian, feminist -- present an extremely diversified range of experiences. -- Gary Bowen, Past Coordinator-in-Chief, American BoyzTrans Forming Families is one of the most pro-family books I've ever read -- Phyllis Frye, trans attorney, past Ed of the international Conference on Transgender Law and Employment. No concerned parent, family member or friend can fail to be moved by these stories; an indispensible resource
Section Six includes short autobiographies by transgender persons, who are FTM, MTF, Intersex, crossdresser, and androgenous. Section three includes stories by spouses and partners who have weathered the trauma of living through a gender change with their most significant other. The first edition sold out; this is the expanded second edition, published in 2003. In Section Seven several psychotherapists talk about common issues transgenders raise in therapy. It deals with all ages and types of transgender - FTM, MTF, Intersex, crossdressing, and androgeny. In Section five, transgender folks tell about coming out to their children, with both positive and some painful results. A quick, fun read.. The back matter includes: Glosary of Transgender Terms National Transgender Organizations Transgender Family Reading List How to Contact Authors Also included are short quotations, quips, poems and items that are
Good for families This is a wonderful book for anyone who is trying to explain transgender to a family member, friend, or child. The stories in this book vary from one end of the gender continuum to the next. There are works from all different aged people. Some sections have been added from the original including work from trans people themselves as well as clinicians. If you are comming out to your loved ones anytime soon then this is the book to give them. It's a . A great comfort to trans people and/or loved ones of people who are transgendered. I believe being born transgendered is not a lifestyle choice, but probably coded in DNA somewhere. This book factually and carefully outlines the facts of life for transgendered people and their loved ones. These short stories will take the reader through a multitude of emotions, but end at one great and comforting thoughtthe issues can be dealt with and the transgendered themselves, as well as family and friends can come through this with grace. I. Great Handbook for Family Members A few years ago, after starting to realize that I am a FtM transsexual, I met Mary Boenke (the author). She told me about her son, also an FtM, and welcomed me into her home. At the time, she was just finishing TransForming Families and gave me a copy to read.Wow, what a great book! Not even so much for me, because I'm secure in who I am, but for my parents. It lets them know that they are not alone, and that being transgendered is not the stuff of