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)

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…

Reading Christine Benvenuto’s ‘Sex Changes’

Reading Christine Benvenuto’s ‘Sex Changes’

One of the first emails I received when I launched this site included a recommendation for Christine Benvenuto’s ‘Sex Changes’. It’s wonderful, and definitely recommended for children of transitioners. It’s a biographical account of Benvenuto’s experience of being a happy married woman with children whose husband one day, out of the blue, announces that he…