Agroundbreakingall-inclusive,uncensored,must-haveguideforteenswhoarelivinginthisworld,whoidentifyastransgender,nonbinary,gendernon-conforming,genderfluid,orarequestioningtheirgenderidentityorhowtheyexpressthemselves,andfortheircis-alliesandadvocates.Genderishard.Reallyhard,becauseitismadeup;it’sawaythathumanshavedevelopedoverthemillenniatosimplifyhowweseeandinteractwithourcomplexandmessyworldandtoclassifyandcategorizeallthepeopleinit.Theconceptofgenderhaschangedovertimeandnoteveryoneagreesonthewaysgenderworksorhowtodefineit.Butindividualsalonearetheoneswhogetstodetermineforthemselveswhatgendermeansandhowtoliveit.Trans+answershardquestionsaboutgenderexpressionandidentity,coversmentalhealthandwellnessaswellasdevelopingbodiesandreproduction,transitioningmedically,sociallyandlegally,healthyv.unhealthyrelationships,sexandpleasure,andlifeasatransornonbinaryindividual.It’sfullofessentialinformationteensneed--andwant--andincludesupcloseandpersonalstoriesfromtheauthorsandtransyouth,evocativelyrelatingtheirownexperiencesoflove,sex,romance,andjustbeingtheirwonderfulselves.Butperhapsmostimportantly,Trans+willremindreadersthatnomatterwheretheymayliveandwhotheyare,transgenderandnon-binarypeoplehaveoftenheldareveredplaceintheirsocietiesasshamans,healer,leaders,andesteemedrulers.Andjustliketheirancestors,theyareperfect,wholeandcompletebeings,nolessthanthestarsandstardustcoveringtheentireuniverse.2020ALARainbowBookListSelectionABankStreetCollegeBestBookoftheYear,StarredOutstandingMeritTitle2019ForewordINDIESAwardsFinalist
