I do believe that McBride is a good person, but this book is nationalism through & through (and honestly, I should've expected it when I saw that Biden did the foreword).

Glorifies US presidency & politics as honorable systems that just need to be "fixed" to include trans people. There are moments when she uplifts Stonewall as a momentous moment for trans folk and in the next breath talks about how much political 'leaders' are fighting for trans rights. Completely disregarding that those bricks were thrown at police in accordance with (& funded by) politicians.

This work is not queer in the least and I would not recommend it to folks looking to learn about trans experiences in depth. The best value it has is as a memoir.