{"product_id":"growing-up-trans-in-our-own-words-9781459831377","title":"Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does it mean to be young and transgender today?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrowing Up Trans \u003c\/em\u003eshares stories, essays, art and poetry created by trans youth aged 11 to 18. In their own words, the works illustrate the trans experience through childhood, family and daily life, school, their bodies and mental health. Together the collection is a story of the challenges, big and small, of being a young trans person. At the same time, it's a toolkit for all young people, transgender or not, about what understanding, acceptance and support for the trans community looks like. In addition to the contributed works, there are questions and tips from experts in the field of transgender studies to challenge the reader on how to be a trans ally.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrowing Up Trans\u003c\/em\u003e came out of a series of workshops held in Victoria, British Columbia, to bring together trans youth from across the country with mentors in the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerriot, Lindsay:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Lindsay Herriot\u003c\/strong\u003e is a full-time inclusion\/special education teacher in the Greater Victoria School District. She also works at the University of Victoria in several capacities, as an adjunct\/sessional professor in both the Faculty of Education and School of Child and Youth Care and as a fellow at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society. A cisgender, bisexual, white settler, Lindsay is originally from unceded Mi'kmaq territory in New Brunswick and is of Acadian, Scottish and Anglo heritage. She now lives on the unceded territory of the Lekwungen Peoples in Victoria, BC, with her spouse and two young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFry, Kate:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKate Fry\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and editor currently living as a white settler on the unceded lands of the Lekwungen Peoples. Her writing has appeared in several publications, including \u003cem\u003ePrism International\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThis Side of West\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Bad Dog Review \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Albatross\u003c\/em\u003e. She recently completed a BA with honors in English literature from the University of Victoria. Kate co-founded the Trans Tipping Point project in 2017 with her great friend and mentor, Lindsay Herriot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orca Book Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50622674075922,"sku":"9781459831377","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c59bb553-9d7a-4c02-a562-7ea6ee4457c3.jpg?v=1732588063","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/growing-up-trans-in-our-own-words-9781459831377","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}