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juliaflorencio's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This brilliantly personal account of Jacques’ transition, gender and sexuality exploration highlights in a casual manner all the way cisgender and heterosexual discourse makers fail to grasp the experiences of the LGBTQ+ community, particularly the trans, genderqueer and gender non-conforming community.
Jacques’ book shows the importance of information as well as the necessity for queer spaces - a dying refuge in many places and explored in passing through the text - and welcoming environments. Going beyond the topic of her “transness”, Juliet Jacques lets her into her world as she explores fashion, style, art, the job market and balancing difficult complexities: being in the public eye while maintaining your privacy and sanity as well as being an activist and spokesperson for your community while allowing yourself to develop your own experience and narrative away from what is “expected”, “better representation” and “serving the community”.
More than providing a deeper understanding of the experiences of some trans people, Jacques’ accounts lead us through what it’s like to be in your 20s and 30s in a ever-changing job market and sociopolitical landscape; trying to find your footing within your identity and politics as well as make a liveable wage. Despite our age gap, her story hits many familiar spots to us millennials and gen Z.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Deadnaming, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Stalking
miaaa_lenaaa's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
‘Some were proud or called me brave i didn’t feel courageous i was just trying to live.’
‘If you articulate an outsider critique well enough you stop being one.’
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
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