Trans Identitäten

Wie fühlen sich junge trans* Menschen in der heutigen Gesellschaft? Wie ist es für sie, mit einem Körper geboren zu sein, in dem sie sich nicht erkennen? Welche Hindernisse begegnen ihnen? Wie haben Eltern und Freund*innen auf das Outing reagiert?Achtzehn junge Menschen berichten von ihrer Transition, von Ausgrenzung und ....

With entertaining anecdotes and thoughtful observations, this memoir depicts the realities of being a trans woman - from bullying and botched coming out attempts to self-acceptance and love - whilst exploring the inaccuracies of trans representation and confront what the media has gotten wrong.

Lou kept candid diaries from the age of 10. Through these extracts, we hear Lou's life in his own words: from 'playing boys' in his childhood in Wisconsin, to cruising San Francisco's gay bars for handsome 'youngmen'; from first hearing about gender non-conforming communities, to becoming a vital part of them as an activist, author, and ....