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What's the T? The no-nonsense guide to all things trans and/or non-binary for teens
Juno Dawson
4.29 AVERAGE
307 reviews for:
What's the T? The no-nonsense guide to all things trans and/or non-binary for teens
Juno Dawson
4.29 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
My fourth read for the Trans Rights Readathon. Throughout What's the T Juno Dawson offers a humorous and extremely informative account on what life is like as a transgender and non binary person. She not only covers her own personal experiences with issues such as body dysphoria but also their transition and how much more comfortable and happier within themselves they felt afterwards which I'm sure will be so comforting to read to so many teenagers and young adults who have picked this book up as they are questioning their identity or thinking of transitioning.
A key topic of What's the T is helping people understand what it means that someone close to them identifies as transgender or non binary and how to support them through their transition. This would be useful for family members or friends of individuals who are coming to terms with their identity and wish to be supported throughout their transition, through being referred to by a different name or pronouns and by being seen as they truly are. With times especially hard as they are for the trans community currently this book would help to spread a little more joy and comfort if read and learn from by not only individuals who know and love members of the community but also by those who do not know much about the community but are willing to learn.
Juno also talks about other prominent trans people throughout history offering information about their achievements in a way that is both easy to consume and wonderful to learn about. I always enjoy learning more about the history of communities and the information that Juno offers is something that everyone should learn and should be available in classrooms being taught by educators.
Juno answers questions regarding transitioning, relationships, identity and the law in a clear and concise manner that makes this book easy to read for all ages. Sadly the issues talked about are still relevant including harmful legislation being introduced and transphobic comments being made by not only the people around us but also celebrities and politicians who lack the education or empathy to see people as they truly are. If everybody was to pick up and learn from a book such as What's the T the world would be a more well educated and kinder place. I highly recommend.
A key topic of What's the T is helping people understand what it means that someone close to them identifies as transgender or non binary and how to support them through their transition. This would be useful for family members or friends of individuals who are coming to terms with their identity and wish to be supported throughout their transition, through being referred to by a different name or pronouns and by being seen as they truly are. With times especially hard as they are for the trans community currently this book would help to spread a little more joy and comfort if read and learn from by not only individuals who know and love members of the community but also by those who do not know much about the community but are willing to learn.
Juno also talks about other prominent trans people throughout history offering information about their achievements in a way that is both easy to consume and wonderful to learn about. I always enjoy learning more about the history of communities and the information that Juno offers is something that everyone should learn and should be available in classrooms being taught by educators.
Juno answers questions regarding transitioning, relationships, identity and the law in a clear and concise manner that makes this book easy to read for all ages. Sadly the issues talked about are still relevant including harmful legislation being introduced and transphobic comments being made by not only the people around us but also celebrities and politicians who lack the education or empathy to see people as they truly are. If everybody was to pick up and learn from a book such as What's the T the world would be a more well educated and kinder place. I highly recommend.
hopeful
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As a cis woman who knew very little about trans/non-binary people going in, I found this book to be informative without being too heavy. And honestly some of the tips are useful as a human. Juno put enough humor in the book to also make it entertaining.
Thank you to Netgalley & Sourcebooks Fire for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Firstly, I have followed Juno Dawson for years and have always appreciated how honest and real she is with her audience. "What's the T?" doesn't stray away from this honesty and does not only describe Juno's personal experience with her transition but works to educate on gender issues as a whole.
The positives for this book are that even I who consider myself to be an ally to all genders learned a lot, whereas I didn't initially think I had much more to learn. Juno's tone is always lighthearted and engaging, even though at times the book borders into a research/dissertation feel, it is still an easy read and doesn't just feel like flat facts and figures. The book is also beautifully laid out and designed throughout with lovely illustrations.
Unfortunately, near the end of the book, it does borderline a bit too much on maybe being just a string of information which probably won't be for a lot of readers.
However overall this is a great resource for people dealing with gender questions as well as those around them who may need some additional support themselves.
Firstly, I have followed Juno Dawson for years and have always appreciated how honest and real she is with her audience. "What's the T?" doesn't stray away from this honesty and does not only describe Juno's personal experience with her transition but works to educate on gender issues as a whole.
The positives for this book are that even I who consider myself to be an ally to all genders learned a lot, whereas I didn't initially think I had much more to learn. Juno's tone is always lighthearted and engaging, even though at times the book borders into a research/dissertation feel, it is still an easy read and doesn't just feel like flat facts and figures. The book is also beautifully laid out and designed throughout with lovely illustrations.
Unfortunately, near the end of the book, it does borderline a bit too much on maybe being just a string of information which probably won't be for a lot of readers.
However overall this is a great resource for people dealing with gender questions as well as those around them who may need some additional support themselves.
This was an easy-reading informative book for all ages. I really liked the "Transgender Hall of Fame" at the end/beginning of each chapter, it added a bit of spice. Honestly, the illustrations, the set-up, and the playfulness of the book just made me fly through it within days. The reason why that's impressive is that I usually use at least 1-2 weeks on nonfiction books regardless of the page number.
Something that you should note before going into this book is that is; targeted at the young (12+) and that it's centered in the UK. I'm not from the UK nor any of the places listed in the last couple of pages, therefor a lot of the facts on law and such did not apply to me. I already expected that when I was going into this book so it did not bother me, I just took it as a lesson on UK-law.
Other than that, I really think that this is a great book that everyone should check out. it's one of many great books on the trans-community and transgender-childhood.
Something that you should note before going into this book is that is; targeted at the young (12+) and that it's centered in the UK. I'm not from the UK nor any of the places listed in the last couple of pages, therefor a lot of the facts on law and such did not apply to me. I already expected that when I was going into this book so it did not bother me, I just took it as a lesson on UK-law.
Other than that, I really think that this is a great book that everyone should check out. it's one of many great books on the trans-community and transgender-childhood.
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hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
informative
medium-paced
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced