Surviving Transphobia

Name: Surviving Transphobia
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Laura A. Jacobs
ISBN: 9781787759664

by Laura A. Jacobs, Lexie Bean, Mashuq Mushtao Deen, Dana Delgardo, Cecilia Gentili, Finn Gratton, Jamison Green, M. Dru Levasseur, Robyn Alice McCutcheon, Louis J. Mitchell, Pooya Mohseni, Chris Mosier, Asa Radix, Colt St. Amand, Jack Thompson, Dee Dee Watters

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224 pages2023Jessica Kingsley PublishersISBN 9781787759664

LGBTQ Self-Help

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About this book

The transgender and gender nonbinary community is forever under siege. Institutional transphobia is enacted by those who would return us to the shadows, the closets, or worse. Surviving Transphobia is an anthology by transgender and gender nonbinary celebrities and experts on endurance during times of severe hostility. We share the moments when we were vulnerable, were bullied, had needs dismissed, or were discriminated against, revealing our determination and how we have (sometimes) managed to thrive. We offer loving support as you brave agony and seek joy. We also speak to our allies. We are activists, actors, athletes, authors, lawyers, doctors, nurses, therapists, sex workers, clergy, diplomats, and military veterans. We are of many ethnicities. We vary socioeconomically, educationally, and geographically. Some are neurodivergent. Several are disabled or have chronic illnesses. A few are HIV+. A small number were born elsewhere. We have survived, here's how. And if we can survive... so can you.

Publication Details

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2023
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781787759664

About Laura A. Jacobs

Lexie Bean (they/he) is a white, nonbinary, trans, and neurodivergent artist whose work for the past 15 years has involved aiding fellow trans survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. They began their activism at a rape crisis hotline in rural Ohio, and have since published Written on the Body, an anthology of letters authored by survivors to their body parts of choice, and The Ship We Built, noted as the first middle-grade novel released by a major U.S. publisher centering a trans boy to be penned by one. Additionally, they have been interviewed by and written for Teen Vogue, Them, Kirkus Reviews, Autostraddle, and more, and serve on the leadership council for RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. They are “passionate about creating honest and complex trans narratives through writing, performance, and film.” Currently Lexie is co-directing their first feature-length documentary, What Will I Become? —[Surviving Transphobia](https://www.survivingtransphobia.com/#about)