Trans Forming Families: Real Stories About Transgendered Loved Ones, 2nd Edition

Phyllis Frye, trans attorney, past Ed of the international Conference on Transgender Law and Employment
Trans Forming Families is one of the most pro-family books I've ever read...


James Green, past president of FTM, International
No concerned parent, family member or friend can fail to be moved by these stories; an indispensible resource.


Gary Bowen, Past Coordinator-in-Chief, American Boyz
The variety of people -- deaf, Iranian, gay, straight, young, old, single, Christian, feminist -- present an extremely diversified range of experiences.


Patricia Nell Warren, author of The Front Runner
'Must read' is hardly adequate - it is a must-feel, must-understand kind of book...plunges the reader into the kaleidoscopic diversity and courageous decisions of transgendered experience.


Phyllis Randolph Frye, founder and past ED of the International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy
Trans Forming Families is one of THE, yes THE most PRO-FAMILIY books I've ever read. If you know of any grandparent, parent, sibling, spouse or child who is having difficulty dealing with a transgendered family member or spouse, you would show them a great act of love by getting this book into their hands. END


Book Description
This is a family oriented book published especially for families, friends, and others interested in understanding and learning about transgendered persons. The first edition sold out; this is the expanded second edition, published in 2003. It deals with all ages and types of transgender - FTM, MTF, Intersex, crossdressing, and androgeny. It is an ideal first book for families who want to understand. There are seven sections. Section one is comprised of stories written by parents of very young gender variant children, i.e pre-schoolers and school age children who insisted they were not the gender their parents thought they were. Section two is by parents of adult transgenders, each describing their child's coming out process and the journey this revelation started for both the adult child AND the whole family. Section three includes stories by spouses and partners who have weathered the trauma of living through a gender change with their most significant other. Section four is by strategic others - grandparents, siblings, friends, children of trangenders. In Section five, transgender folks tell about coming out to their children, with both positive and some painful results. Section Six includes short autobiographies by transgender persons, who are FTM, MTF, Intersex, crossdresser, and androgenous. In Section Seven several psychotherapists talk about common issues transgenders raise in therapy. The back matter includes: Glosary of Transgender Terms National Transgender Organizations Transgender Family Reading List ...How to Contact Authors Also included are short quotations, quips, poems and items that are both profound and humorous. A quick, fun read.


From the Publisher
The first edition sold out and, due to public demand, this second edition has ben made availble.


From the Author
As editor, I can say that holding this book in my hands makes me feel like King Midas. The authors of these stories are brave, aticulate pioneers, who put love above gender traditiion. They are ordinary/extraordinary people.


From the Inside Flap
TRANS FORMING FAMILIES is one of THE, yes THE, most pro-family books I've ever read... Phyllis Frye, Founder and past ED of the International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy. No concerned parent, family member or friend of a transgendered or transsexual person can fail to be moved by these stories, an indispensible book, A BOOK OF LOVE. Jamison Green, writer, gender diversity consultant, past president of FTM, International. THE VARIETY OF PEOPLE -- deaf, Iranian, gay, straight, young, old, single, large families, Christian, feminist - present an extremely diversified and rich range of experience. Gary Bowen, author, activist, past Coordinator-in-Chief ofAmerican Boyz


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