Acknowledgements
Trans Tipping Point Logo, by Dylan Ariawan and Elliot Kahn
Introduction, by Dr. Lindsay Herriot and Kate Fry
CHAPTER ONE: CHILDHOOD CULTURES
Key Themes
Critical Questions
Books We Love
The Blue Fairy, by Ajam and Owen Miller
Mixed-Up, by Asa O’Connor-Jaeckel
Pink Herrings, by Christopher
Avatars, by Lupus
Be It Not Black and White, by Ajam
Response: Childhood and Cultural Representations, by Christopher Wolff
CHAPTER TWO: FAMILIES
Key Themes
Critical Questions
Books We Love
Family, by Ajam
As Long As I’m Healthy, by Max
Daddy’s Little Girl, by Danny Charles
Be Strong Like Windows, by Samuel Busch
Mommy, by Ask Spirest
You Always Wanted A Girl, by Asa O’Connor-Jaeckel
T, by Samuel Busch
Prejudice Candle, by Yakusinn DeBoer
Response: The Complexities of Family Rejection, by Kyle Shaughnessy
CHAPTER THREE: BODIES
Key Themes
Critical Questions
Books We Love
Reflection, by Ajam
My Body, by Jaxon Steele
Hair Expression, by Tor Broughton
Strength, by Lupus
Life Journey, by Maisie Bodrug
Dysphoria, by A.J. Gabriel
Disproportionate, by Samuel Busch
Butterflies, by Maisie Bodrug
My Home, by Tor Broughton
Response: Life Itself: Trans Youth, Their Bodies, and the Freedom They Are Owed, by Dr. Jake Pyne
CHAPTER FOUR: EVERYDAY LIFE
Key Themes
Critical Questions
Books We Love
Government Buildings, by Ajam
Airport, by Jasper Ledgerwood
The Plan, by Christopher
Untitled-2, by Riley
Dysphoria, by Isaiah Hagerman
The Dream, by Maisie Bodrug
Hidden Transphobia, by Tor Broughton
Raise Your Voice, by Jasper Ledgerwood
Queer, But Still a Christian, by Alexander M-G
Tools of the Transgender Teen, by Tor Broughton
Response: Everyone Has an Everyday Life, by Dr. Lee Airton
CHAPTER FIVE: SCHOOLS
Key Themes
Critical Questions
Books We Love
Where Do We Draw the Dividing Line?, by Ajam
A Day in the Life of One Trans Person, by Maisie Bodrug
Student Letter Responding to the Backlash on the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Curriculum, by Anonymous, a transgender student
Discovery, by Max
When You Call Me “She”, by Owen Miller
Boy or Girl?, by Luna Orion
Strength, by Finn Lewis
Response: Are We There Yet? Making a Roadmap Toward Thriving for Trans, Gender-Creative, Two-Spirit, Intersex, and Queer Youth in Schools, by Lindsay Cavanaugh
CHAPTER SIX: MENTAL HEALTH
Key Themes
Critical Questions
Books We Love
Transcend, by Ajam
Self-Care, by A.J. Gabriel
I Am Strong, by Tor Broughton
Why?, by Danny Charles
Whose Whore?, by Ask Spirest (Spirit of the Forest)
Life Letter, by Jaxon Steele
A Perspective on Growth, by Alexander McIntyre
Untitled-1, by Riley
Starry Stabby + Live + Love, by Ask Spirest
Poem For Your Troubles, by Maisie Bodrug
Isolation, by Asa O’Connor-Jaeckel
Response: Resistance, Community Care, and Speaking Up—Thinking Through Trans and Nonbinary Youth Writings on Mental Health, Childhood, and Cultural Representations, by Astri Jack and J. Matsui De Roo
CHAPTER SEVEN: ACCEPTANCE
Key Themes
Critical Questions
Books We Love
Self-portrait, by Ajam
Dear Grace, by David Llewelyn
The Personal Dictionary of a Trans Semanticist, by Christopher
I AM ART, by Alexander McIntyre
Victoria, by Tor Broughton
A Letter to the Girl I was Supposed to Be, by Jaxon Steele
Sarah: A Trans Girl’s Story, by Alexander M-G
Genderfluid, by Hope
Embroidery, by Tor Broughton
Response: Enough. Acceptance, by Alyx MacAdams
Afterword, by Glynne Evans (2 poems: Ditch The Straights’ Jacket and A Binary Binder)
Process and Methodology, by Dr. Lindsay Herriot and Kate Fry
Author Bios
Glossary, by Tash McAdam
Resources We Love
Resources and Services for Trans Youth and The Adults Who Love Them
Research Institutes About Trans Youth
Pronoun-Specific Resources
