Key Selling Points

• This is a book about the transgender experience written by transgender youth, in their own words.
• Features stories, essays, poetry and art by transgender youth from across Canada.
• Both author/editors facilitated the workshops these stories, essays, poetry and art came from. At the workshops transgender youth were mentored by members of the trans community.
• The glossary was written by author and trans activist Tash McAdam, who was a founding mentor with the Trans Tipping Point project.
• The rights of transgender people are regularly in the news cycle tied to things such as the SOGI curriculum, JK Rowling’s commentary on transgender people and the ongoing legal battles of transgender athletes (professional and amateur). It is more important than ever to hear trans voices.
• The royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to the Gender Generations Project which works to empower trans, two-spirit, non-binary and other gender diverse youth.
• It has been submitted for consideration to the ABA's Indies Introduce program for 2021.

What does it mean to be young and transgender today?

Growing Up Trans shares stories, essays, art and poetry created by trans youth aged 11 to 18. In their own words, the works illustrate the trans experience through childhood, family and daily life, school, their bodies and mental health. Together the collection is a story of the challenges, big and small, of being a young trans person. At the same time, it’s a toolkit for all young people, transgender or not, about what understanding, acceptance and support for the trans community looks like. In addition to the contributed works, there are questions and tips from experts in the field of transgender studies to challenge the reader on how to be a trans ally.

Growing Up Trans came out of a series of workshops held in Victoria, British Columbia, to bring together trans youth from across the country with mentors in the community.