I 'm new to a lot of this info, so the book has been interesting for me to read. I'm still not sure I understand all the nuances out there, but this helped explain many of the questions I had concerning the LGBTQIA identity. There are other identities the book doesn't address that I am still seeking answers for. It's become a different world from when I was growing up. The gay/lesbian individuals I grew up knowing has branched out into more diverse groups than I could even imagine. It's fascinating to read about all the varieties of human sexuality. Very diverse.

This book is good for anyone needing to connect or needing to learn. There is so much to understand and sometimes you can't ask questions without being attacked.

I received a free e-book copy of this title from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

The Trans Generation is a smart and compassionate book about various challenges faced by today's genderqueer youth. The heart of the book is comprised of a study concerning 20 young people from Canada and USA who are all, each in their own way, genderqueer (including, but not limited to, transgender and non-binary perspectives). The author interviews the kids and their parents, and uses the information gathered as a starting point to discuss issues connected with being genderqueer in Canada and the US, as well as ways, both legal and private, of overcoming some of these challenges. Travers uses gender studies, critical childhood studies and the discourse of precarity to showcase why genderqueer youth are particularly vulnerable members of society, while never losing sight of her interviewee's individuality and humanity.

It was a deeply informative and interesting read. Unfortunately (though not unexpectedly), it was also very upsetting due to the hardships the young people and the author describe (widespread bullying, to give one example). It is ever more so upsetting given the context of my reading, wherein the deeply conservative government of my country would never grant any of the (incredibly small) legal concessions the young people portrayed in the book might be able to experience.

I requested this book because I honestly don't know much about Trans Gender. I am like most people who have heard the term but that is far as it goes.
This is a subject that I don't understand and requested this book to have better understand of the family with trans gender children. How the worlds reviews this change to gender and how can better understand families with trans gender children.
The Trans Generation is a wonderful story because it gives insight into family struggles in a day of "Open Mindedness."
This is a first hand account with transgender young people aged 4-20 and their family members. Each story brings to light the struggles trans gender individuals face every day. The family relationships are the key to a health outlook on the personal emotional well being.
Thank you to Netgalley for the advance copy for my honest review.

Very good review on transgender children, their friends and family. Although i know what the term transgender means and know one person who is such, I never really thought about how they deal with some of the things that I read in this book. I always thought that any transgender person was/is very brave, because I could only imagine what they have to endure. This is a good book for any one who wishes to learn more about transgender children and thier life. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review.

*thank you to Netgalley and NYU Press for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review*

4 stars.

Transgender is a word many of us are now familiar with. But how many of us really understand what that means? It was only about 10 years ago that I really started to pick up what it was but I still didn't have a clue really. I am very ashamed to admit that my thoughts on it were negative. It disgusted me. (I am in no way proud of thinking that and I need to add that I most definitely do NOT feel that way now.) Back then Id only heard what id been told and it wasnt until I saw this amazing documentary on Transgender people that my eyes were finally opened to the truth. I wish I'd remembered the name of it because it changed my life. I came to understand people better who feel this way, feel like they were the wrong gender for their true selves. Now I feel inspired by them. Their courage to undergo a sex change for one example. This book goes into so much detail about issues that are brought up by transgender children. It was all so very interesting. Somethings I had known but most of it, I was in the dark about. This book is for anybody who is wanting a better understanding or maybe you have a friend who is transgender. Either way, this book is one to grab.

If you or anyone you know is having difficulty with their assigned birth gender, this might be a good book to read. It is based on interviews with transgender young people aged 4-20 and their family members. It shows first-hand what it is like to grow up as 'transgender'. The book covers many different sub-topics, such as social change, racialisation, and childhood, just to name a few. It's great at raising awareness of transgender individuals, as well as showing the difficulties they face in the normal everyday activities of modern life. It was great to see interviews from transgender individuals themselves, and the case studies and accounts were woven seamlessly into the text, which worked really well. The major downside to this book however, is that it is not laid out in the easiest format. I feel it would have worked better with clearly laid chapters on varying issues, with quotations from individuals set apart. On the whole though, I think this wil be a very reassuring book to many.