I was going to wait to write up a review until I had processed things more and was a little more coherent, but I don't think I will ever be less emotional about it so here I go! As a Delawarean transgender man, this book is Everything to me. Before coming out as trans, I was out as bisexual and remember following all of the national and in-state LGBT politics voraciously. I'm not much of a politician personally, but I remember just how much of an effect Delaware passing marriage equality had on me, on the way that I viewed myself, on the way that I felt like my state supported who I was at the time and who I would eventually become.

I think a lot of people from other states will think this book is "too Delaware". They won't care about the politician name drops (except, perhaps, Joe Biden) or the minutiae of Delaware specific LGBT politics. They'll be detached and think, "that's nice, but who cares?" I care. I know it's hard to imagine, but not everything happens in NYC, LA, or Washington D.C. Trans people don't just live in major hub cities, we live everywhere, including little states like Delaware where we can have a voice and make a huge change and be a part of history. Maybe that's not exciting for you, but to a 23 year old trans man in Delaware? I was ecstatic. And I have a feeling that maybe other trans people in smaller areas, even if not specifically Delaware, may be feeling similarly as well.

I could not thank Sarah McBride enough for her candid and moving memoir. I cried reading this so many times, for so many different emotions. The work that she has done so far and will do in the future is so important to the trans community across the nation. I....love this book so much and don't even know what more I can say except please, if you only read one book this year, make it this one.