Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out

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Candlewick Press, 2014 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 182 pages
4 Reviews
A  2015 Stonewall Honor Book

A groundbreaking work of LGBT literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of transgender teens.


Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used her considerable skills to represent them thoughtfully and respectfully before, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender preference. Portraits, family photographs, and candid images grace the pages, augmenting the emotional and physical journey each youth has taken. Each honest discussion and disclosure, whether joyful or heartbreaking, is completely different from the other because of family dynamics, living situations, gender
, and the transition these teens make in recognition of their true selves.

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I agree with a lot of the lower rated reviews of this book here on Goodreads, like this one: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... In the back of the book the author lists various resources ... Read full review

Review: Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out

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This book is incredibly moving and heartbreaking, but also gives me hope for the future. These teens were unspeakably brave to tell their stories with such honesty, and hopefully their experiences ... Read full review

About the author (2014)

Susan Kuklin is the award-winning author and photographer of more than thirty books for children and young adults that span social issues and culture. Her photographs have appeared in Time, Newsweek, and the New York Times. Susan Kuklin lives in New York City.

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