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A review by aediger2
The T in LGBT: Everything You Need to Know About Being Trans by Jamie Raines
4.0
Jaime has a casual and humorous tone that makes the book feel really accessible while also not shying away from difficult topics.
This is a great overview book for people who are interested in knowing about the trans experience. The book has tidbits for trans folks as well as allies.
I think the book really shined in elevating the voices of the community by bringing in several perspectives. Jaime intentionally invited people with a variety of identities to add their perspectives into the book.
That being said, if you’ve spent much time in or around the trans community, this information may all be familiar to you. As someone who has been in the LGBT+ community for over 5 years and involved with the trans community for over 2, the only really new information for me was in the chapter on surgeries which had more details than I had heard before.
That’s not to say the book wasn’t good or helpful - I think it brought up important conversations and compiled a bunch of resources for further exploration.
This is a great overview book for people who are interested in knowing about the trans experience. The book has tidbits for trans folks as well as allies.
I think the book really shined in elevating the voices of the community by bringing in several perspectives. Jaime intentionally invited people with a variety of identities to add their perspectives into the book.
That being said, if you’ve spent much time in or around the trans community, this information may all be familiar to you. As someone who has been in the LGBT+ community for over 5 years and involved with the trans community for over 2, the only really new information for me was in the chapter on surgeries which had more details than I had heard before.
That’s not to say the book wasn’t good or helpful - I think it brought up important conversations and compiled a bunch of resources for further exploration.