At the broken places : a mother and trans son pick up the pieces / Mary Collins and Donald Collins.
Material type: TextSeries: Queer action/queer ideasPublisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2017]Description: xi, 194 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780807088357
- 0807088358
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 306.768 C712 | Available | 33111008761344 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this collaborative memoir, a parent and a transgender son recount wrestling with their differences as Donald Collins undertook medical-treatment options to better align his body with his gender identity.
As a parent, Mary Collins didn't agree with her trans son's decision to physically alter his body, although she supported his right to realize himself as a person. Raw and uncensored, each explains her or his emotional mindset at the time- Mary felt she had lost a daughter; Donald activated his "authentic self." Both battled to assert their rights. A powerful memoir and resource, At the Broken Places offers a road map for families in transition.
Includes bibliographical references.