transgender children

Jodie Patterson is the mother of five children, including her ten-year-old transgender son Penelope, the catalyst for the author's reexamination of identity within her own dynamic household--and the wider world. This inspiring and highly personal debut memoir goes on to examine Jodie's extended families' African American experiences with racism and civil rights, and her own coming of age in New York City in the 1970s and 80s, and later on as a wife, mother, and activist. With a novelist's sense of artful structure and pacing, Jodie turns her lens on a range of subjects--from the women who raised her and provided strength and comfort, all the while going against cultural norms and gender expectations, to her own children, who acted as a vehicle for Jodie's own growth and ultimately her acceptance of her very diverse family. The result is an exquisite study in transformation, identity, courage, and love.

"Based on interviews with transgender kids, ranging in age from 4 to 20, and their parents, and over five years of research in the US and Canada, [this book] offers a . . . look into what it is like to grow up as a trans child. Keeping in mind that all trans kids are among the most vulnerable to bullying, violent attacks, self-harm and suicide, and that those who struggle with poverty, racism, lack of parental support, learning differences, etc., are extremely at risk, [the author] offers ways to support all trans kids through policy recommendations and activist interventions. Ultimately, the book is meant to open up options for kids' own gender self-determination, to question the need for the sex binary, and to highlight ways that cultural and material resources can be redistributed more equitably"--Provided by publisher.

"In this novel for middle-graders, talented baseball player Caspar Cadman has a great arm and a big secret. He used to live life as a girl called Cassandra"--OCLC.

"When Rosie and Penn and their four boys welcome the newest member of their family, no one is surprised it's another baby boy...But Claude is not like his brothers...When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl. Rosie and Penn aren't panicked at first. Kids go through phases, after all, and make-believe is fun. But soon the entire family is keeping Claude's secret. Until one day it explodes"--Provided by publisher.

I guide for parents and caregivers to understanding and supporting the gender-expression of children that draws on the author's own experience, current research, interviews with children and their families, and a discussion of power, both in society and between children and adults.

A guide to helping transgender children and youth with mental health, family relations, and other issues they may face.

When Hillary and Jeff Whittington posted a YouTube video of their five-year-old son Ryland's transition from girl to boy, it instantly went viral and has been seen by more than a million viewers since its posting. Telling their story in full led to this book. After Ryland became deaf at age one and needed cochlear implants, they spent nearly four years successfully teaching her to speak. Then it was their turn to listen to Ryland as she insisted she was a boy. Hillary and Jeff share their experiences as they try to erase the stigma surrounding the word transgender.