Inspired by her transgender son, activist Jodie Patterson explores identity, gender, race, and authenticity to tell the real-life story of a family’s history and transformation.
The book isn’t a how-to manual for parenting transgender children – and Patterson doesn’t paint herself as the perfect mother, wife, daughter, black woman or entrepreneur. But as she unpacks her past, chapter after chapter, her narrative buttressed by her family’s history and traditions, readers see the world as she sees it, sometimes heartbreakingly so.
Poignant ... The author’s journey of familial love and fearless motherhood will particularly resonate with parents of transgender children and anyone who has struggled to be loved or accepted ... An emotionally saturated memoir: dynamic, moving, and colorful.
