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Am I Trans Enough?: How to Overcome Your Doubts and Find Your Authentic Self by Alo Johnston
1 review
tranzkafka's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
*eARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
this book was brilliant and i found it so helpful and validating. it really disrupts the narratives that cis people have constructed about what it means to be trans and what a "correct" trans person is. it actually made me realise i'd been holding myself and other trans people up to this weird hypothetical standard that no one i know fits. also very helpful to hear that basically every trans person has experienced some sort of fear or doubt and that isn't actually an instant indicator you're secretly cis. the history of transitioning integrated into the book helped as well - it's not a history of transness per se but does help to supplement the author's description of medical gatekeeping.
only a couple points kept this from being fully five star (on story graph - will rate it 5 stars on NetGalley because i think every trans person needs to read this): i wish the footnotes hadn't been at the end - i was reading it as an ebook which wasn't easily navigable so couldn't read them. also the short chapters made it easy to read and accessible, but i think i felt like the book was trying to do a bit too much. it felt like it was trying to solve every problem a trans person might have in their life in the later parts of the book, and i found the chapters about doubt and self esteem far more valuable, and i'd rather read other more specific books about the practical stuff of living in the world as a trans person.
this book was brilliant and i found it so helpful and validating. it really disrupts the narratives that cis people have constructed about what it means to be trans and what a "correct" trans person is. it actually made me realise i'd been holding myself and other trans people up to this weird hypothetical standard that no one i know fits. also very helpful to hear that basically every trans person has experienced some sort of fear or doubt and that isn't actually an instant indicator you're secretly cis. the history of transitioning integrated into the book helped as well - it's not a history of transness per se but does help to supplement the author's description of medical gatekeeping.
only a couple points kept this from being fully five star (on story graph - will rate it 5 stars on NetGalley because i think every trans person needs to read this): i wish the footnotes hadn't been at the end - i was reading it as an ebook which wasn't easily navigable so couldn't read them. also the short chapters made it easy to read and accessible, but i think i felt like the book was trying to do a bit too much. it felt like it was trying to solve every problem a trans person might have in their life in the later parts of the book, and i found the chapters about doubt and self esteem far more valuable, and i'd rather read other more specific books about the practical stuff of living in the world as a trans person.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Mental illness, Sexism, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Medical content
overall a very positive book but does touch on some difficult topics in giving advice on how to deal with things
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