Transgender Lives: Complex Stories, Complex Voices

Reviewed by: Katherine L Radke - Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: March 2, 2016

Review

"Transgender Lives: Complex Stories, Complex Voices" by Kirstin Cronn-Mills is definitely "Cream of the Crop" material. While it is short, it manages to pack in a lot of personal stories from people in the trans* community, as well as explain differences in trans* perspectives, the history of trans* and gender-fluid individuals, and a who's who of trans*-Americans in Arts, Politics, Sports, and History. I consider myself to be fairly knowledgeable about LGBTQ issues (as knowledgeable as a cis-gender, heterosexual can be), but the book was very interesting and would be very helpful for anyone looking to learn about the trans* community and experience. The book also provides a decent list of book and website suggestions for further reading at the end. I consider this a must-buy and a great add to any YA non-fic collection.

Overall Book Score: excellent