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One of the trans communities most visible members is Sarah McBride, now a state Senator in Delaware and the first transgender state senator in American history.
When Sarah published this memoir in 2018, she was already a person of many "firsts." The first transgender person to speak at a national political convention. The first to work in the White House. A student body president at American University who stepped down and came out in her school's newspaper.
This book is a wonderful way to read a first-person account of coming out as trans. Sarah's emotions and journey are beautifully described and keep you engrossed in her story--particularly in the human aspect of it that gets muted by the vitriol and misinformation rampant in today's political landscape. Sarah is a human being who knows her truth and merely wants to be allowed to live it.
Not only does this book highlight her coming out, it also tells the story of her marriage to a trans man who is diagnosed with cancer. Like all people, she feels love, while facing heartbreak. Like all people, she strives to keep going in the face of it, while finding hope. Like all people, she's a fully realized human who just wants to live her truth, follow her heart, and realize her dreams with the respect and dignity we all deserve. This book will help people empathize with this routinely persecuted community--and the LGBTQ+ community in general.
I'm hoping that books like this & the increased visibility of other transgender people in the public sphere--including Danica Roem, Rachel Levine, Amy Schneider, & newly elected James Roesener--will decrease the denigration aimed at this community. More people will question rather than persecute, love rather than hate, lift up rather than harm. Here's hoping that the many tomorrows to come will actually be different.
When Sarah published this memoir in 2018, she was already a person of many "firsts." The first transgender person to speak at a national political convention. The first to work in the White House. A student body president at American University who stepped down and came out in her school's newspaper.
This book is a wonderful way to read a first-person account of coming out as trans. Sarah's emotions and journey are beautifully described and keep you engrossed in her story--particularly in the human aspect of it that gets muted by the vitriol and misinformation rampant in today's political landscape. Sarah is a human being who knows her truth and merely wants to be allowed to live it.
Not only does this book highlight her coming out, it also tells the story of her marriage to a trans man who is diagnosed with cancer. Like all people, she feels love, while facing heartbreak. Like all people, she strives to keep going in the face of it, while finding hope. Like all people, she's a fully realized human who just wants to live her truth, follow her heart, and realize her dreams with the respect and dignity we all deserve. This book will help people empathize with this routinely persecuted community--and the LGBTQ+ community in general.
I'm hoping that books like this & the increased visibility of other transgender people in the public sphere--including Danica Roem, Rachel Levine, Amy Schneider, & newly elected James Roesener--will decrease the denigration aimed at this community. More people will question rather than persecute, love rather than hate, lift up rather than harm. Here's hoping that the many tomorrows to come will actually be different.