Transparent (Good Read)

[Alyssa87]

For T's and those who love them, especially... this is good for light reading.
Though it did weigh heavily on an overly-sensitive me, emotionally.

http://www.selfesteemshop.com/images/thumbnail/transparentT.jpg

[When Cris Beam first moved to Los Angeles, she thought she might put in just a few hours volunteering at a school for transgender kids while she got settled. Instead she found herself drawn deeply into the pained and powerful group of transgirls she discovered. In Transparent she introduces four of them—Christina, Domineque, Foxxjazell, and Ariel—and shows us their world, a dizzying mix of familiar teenage cliques and crushes with far less familiar challenges like how to morph your body on a few dollars a day. Funny, heartbreaking, defiant, and sometimes defeated, the girls form a singular community. But they struggle valiantly to resolve the gap between the way they feel inside and the way the world sees them—a struggle we can all identify with. Beam’s careful reporting, sensitive writing, and intimate relationship with her characters place Transparent in the ranks of the best narrative nonfiction.]

http://www.amazon.com/Transparent-Family-Living-Transgender-Teenagers/dp/0156033771/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246595965&sr=8-3

http://www.transparentthebook.com/

[BLKGSXR]

well since no one else has replied -_-
Looks like a good in depth book to read. I just wonder if barnes and noble holds it. or borders

[Alyssa87]

well since no one else has replied -_-
Looks like a good in depth book to read. I just wonder if barnes and noble holds it. or borders

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Transparent/Cris-Beam/e/9780156033770/?itm=3

http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=0156033771

[saifan]

For T's and those who love them, especially... this is good for light reading.
Though it did weigh heavily on an overly-sensitive me, emotionally.

http://www.selfesteemshop.com/images/thumbnail/transparentT.jpg

[When Cris Beam first moved to Los Angeles, she thought she might put in just a few hours volunteering at a school for transgender kids while she got settled. Instead she found herself drawn deeply into the pained and powerful group of transgirls she discovered. In Transparent she introduces four of them—Christina, Domineque, Foxxjazell, and Ariel—and shows us their world, a dizzying mix of familiar teenage cliques and crushes with far less familiar challenges like how to morph your body on a few dollars a day. Funny, heartbreaking, defiant, and sometimes defeated, the girls form a singular community. But they struggle valiantly to resolve the gap between the way they feel inside and the way the world sees them—a struggle we can all identify with. Beam’s careful reporting, sensitive writing, and intimate relationship with her characters place Transparent in the ranks of the best narrative nonfiction.]

http://www.amazon.com/Transparent-Family-Living-Transgender-Teenagers/dp/0156033771/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246595965&sr=8-3

http://www.transparentthebook.com/

They have a whole school or is it like an after school program?

[Alyssa87]

It might have developed more since Cris Beam worked there.

but it read like an alternative high school.
that was severly underfunded.

[BLKGSXR]

well since no one else has replied -_-
Looks like a good in depth book to read. I just wonder if barnes and noble holds it. or borders

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Transparent/Cris-Beam/e/9780156033770/?itm=3

http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=0156033771
Ill be sure to look for it.. Thanks.

[SoCaliDude]

I read this book in a little under a week. I couldn't put it down. Your girls really suffer.

[yodajazz]

Thanks for the tip. It helps also to have books available for those that may wish to have greater understanding. There are many out there that just dismiss whole classes of people as "trash" etc. But books like this give a human face and story about very special people. It's always good to know some un the world are seeking greater understanding.

[peggygee]

Being a youth is challenging in and of itself, throw in trans and
synergistically and exponentially the challenges go up.

It's great that there is a book that looks at this issue, it will
be helpful to parents, school personnel and youth alike.

Alyssa, thanks for bringing it up.

[Alyssa87]

sure thing : )

[Fox]

I wonder how many alternative (GLBT, in this case) high schools there are around the country...

I didn't even know there was on in LA.

[Alyssa87]

theyre all over!!!

i live in an all suburban county in NJ.
i can think of 5 by name here.
while none of them are geared to the lgbt community, theyre certainly alternative highschools for kids who cant or wont go the traditional route.

one of my biggest regrets was not going to an accelerated diploma program, and sticking high school through. i would have been in grad school already.

[goliath_91710]

Thanks for suggesting this book, Alyssa! I just got back from a week of camping at the beach, and I brought this along. I loved it! I fell in love with all the girls in the book, mothers & daughters alike, but Christina especially!

Thanks again for the heads-up! Oh, and if you stumble across any other worthwhile "trans" related stories, please keep me posted.

[Justawannabe]

Thanks for the heads up.

[HP1000]

I really should read more books, and I really miss reading good novels. My work schedule is hectic, but I want to say I enjoyed a sad but true life story/movie called "Soldier's Girl"

You guys out there should watch it.

[Deimos]

in reply to alyssa

down here there are highschool groups called GSA (gay straight alliance) they often included transgendered issues in the meetings they held.

[dakota87]

For T's and those who love them, especially... this is good for light reading.
Though it did weigh heavily on an overly-sensitive me, emotionally.

http://www.selfesteemshop.com/images/thumbnail/transparentT.jpg

I just got this book and am half way through it. It's very interesting.