A review by cass_lit
Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place (A Transgender Memoir) by Jackson Bird

Sorted is a memoir from a trans man, Jackson Bird (who I didn’t know of prior to the memoir, but was interested and glad to learn of his slight YouTube and early social media sphere intersections). Like the tagline insinuates, it primarily focuses on reflections about growing up, discovering who you are, and the “average” growing pains all kids/teens go through plus the additional pains our trans or non-binary pals are dealing with on top of it. The uniqueness of this memoir, however, is in the fact that it’s also almost a…guide? As Jackson states many times throughout, there is no one way to be Trans and there’s no one “Trans experience.” However, Jackson gives so much insight into his past (because he feels comfortable doing so; we have no right to expect from a trans person) as a way of giving readers today a real experience that they can look to. The book is also interspersed with helpful tips, definitions, guidance, and more that ranges from defining even the most basic terms for those who are coming in with no knowledge, to helping cis-people best react to someone coming out, to tips for staring out binding. These inserts made the memoir read a little less memoir-y overall, but I think it’s a hugely important book and will help so many.