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The Scottish Parliament goes back to work today and there's a big drive for trans rights and resolving the delays to the revised Gender Recognition Act. Hopefully after the activism there'll be reasons for some positive #tubthumping to come #RedRoseSeptember

Well, finished this one in less than a day. It was quite good and so refreshing to read a trans narrative that didn‘t leave me feeling helpless. There was still a lot of heart ache but also an underlying sense of self and okay-ness that was truly inspiring.

#transbooks #lgbtq

Next up on sick-bed reading.

I‘ve been on testosterone for a month now and I definitely struggle with the idea that although I‘m often uncomfortable and nervous around men, I might some day be perceived as one. I really haven‘t figured out how I feel about this and the thought-spirals are deep, but it sounds like this person had similar struggles and it‘ll be good to read it.

#transbooks #transbook #lgbtqia

Hey, my name is Lys, and I'm a Trans guy trying to figure out who the hell he actually is.
Thomas Page McBee's words have been so damn valuable in that journey so far.
#LGBTQ #LGBTQ2+ #Transgender #QueerLit

Read this tender, tough memoir.

McBee writes with such clarity and there's a purity to his prose that is almost spare but it just leaves you more open to the emotional impact of his most beautiful sentences and the story. It's a deeply personal narrative of his decision, aged 30, to move from passing into full transition and how this decision is bound up with his identity and his past. There's a trigger warning for child sexual abuse though it isn't graphic 👇

"Being human means being at the mercy of others. It's uncomfortable at that knife's edge, but you've still got a choice about who dictates how you live."

Post 2/3 of #TransBooks to learn about trans* and gender identity issues. If you know of any other books to recommend, especially by trans* or non-binary poc, please let me know. 🏳️‍🌈

#StandWithGavin #GenderIdentity #LGBTbooks #NonBinary