Never mind, have a Pride t-shirt! (Reviewing ‘My Trans Parent’ by Heather Bryant)

Never mind, have a Pride t-shirt! (Reviewing ‘My Trans Parent’ by Heather Bryant)

Bychildrenoftransitioners

It’s been a revelation to read Heather Bryant’s ‘My Trans Parent’, finally hearing people discuss having similar experiences to mine. Several key areas are discussed in the book. Feelings of resentment, love, anger and grief are explored. Nuances and complications are addressed. There are helpful check lists at the ends of chapters with ‘prompts’ suggesting…

Your childhood, now freshly whitewashed! (Reviewing ‘Nothing Ever Happens Here)

Your childhood, now freshly whitewashed! (Reviewing ‘Nothing Ever Happens Here)

Bychildrenoftransitioners

‘Nothing Ever Happens Here’ is a new children’s fiction novel in which a girl of 12 in a small town in the UK copes with the transition of her father. It has already been quite controversial and has an interesting background which suggests that it’s been written with an agenda. In fact, I would go…