Transparent: Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers

Cris Beam lived the experiences she relates in this book and relays them without embellishment. We know this because she tape recorded every conversation described, and the few she didn't tape record she kept logs of. It is written in the form of a narrative and is written with skill and intimacy. Cris Beam explains that as we mature from children into adults there is an inexorable question we each seek to find an answer to. For a transexual youth named Dominique the question was: What drug could be so good my mother would choose it over me? For Cris the question was: What child could be so bad she's unlovable? The answer to Chris's question is answered in this book: no child. This book has widened my experience of what it is to be human and I recommend it to everyone.

I generally gravitate toward books that deal with identity because I find this subject fascinating. This book will find a home on my bookshelf permanently after I loan it out to friends. I loved this book. I think the author did a great job reporting her experience of 'adopting' and parenting a MTF transgender teen without becoming overly sentimental or tediously scientific; no easy task given the setting and subject of the story. This book opened my eyes in ways I never would have imagined and made me question and re-calibrate my assumptions. I finished the book 3 weeks ago and I am still thinking and talking about it to people every day.

I have a 20-year-old niece who is transitioning from male to female now. She's identified as transgender since 14. I bought this book for information to understand her better and gifted it to my sister, her mother.The stories of these young people is very heart-wrenching. But the informative chapters are excellent, too.Recommend to anyone who cares about understanding trans youth. Very well done.

If you are a parent just finding out about your transgender child, I would not recommend this book. I ordered it thinking it would answer some of the questions and challenges I am having as the parent. It is not that kind of a book. Having said that...it was a good read, but too heavy for what I was needing at the time.

This book is the perfect go to for an easy day! So informative! The book really shines a bright light onto the struggles and triumphs of young transgender teens in a very respectful manner! Beautiful story and a delightful read any day!

The book arrived before the due date. it was in perfect shape. Keep Up The Great Work. buy books from Cris

Best ending I ever read. Beautiful.

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