I picked up this book as a part of a genre challenge StoryGraph posted. I'm very glad I did so. I knew nothing about this, except that it was written by a trans author. I was not expecting the unique and interesting perspective that Sarah offers as a trans woman in politics, active during the times in our recent history that have been most impactful on the LGBTQ community. Reading her story was truly an experience and her way with words easily swept me into her life. As her spirits lifted, so did mine, and when she described the loss of her husband, I'd been crying since her wedding ceremony, and when she told of the progress she and Andy helped make in politics, I got chills. I think this is partly because I identify with Sarah, but also because she's a great author and makes even boring politics stuff interesting. Over the last couple of years, I've been feeling more and more pessimistic about the US and the progress it has and largely hasn't made. Reading this book gave me some hope that there are people out there like Sarah in politics, fighting for people's rights. I really hope she runs for president when she turns 35, because I'd vote for her in a heartbeat. 

Reading a book from a trans author and reading the sections in which they reference themselves before transition was really eye opening for me and I think everyone should have this experience. Sarah never once referred to her gender as anything other than a woman, because she's always known that's what she was, even before she was out. When describing other trans people, she didn't use pronouns or didn't mention their gender until the moment that they came out. I'll admit that I was of the mindset of thinking of someone as a boy before they transition, when, in reality, they were a girl all along, they just didn't express it prior to coming out. Sarah's book helped me see that my previous mindset was wrong. 

This is just an amazing book, I highly recommend it.