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If you're like me, you're wading through a lifetime of learned feelings and presentation. Even though it's never been quite right, the pain of that has been low grade enough, that I've been comfortable enough in guy mode for so very long.
One of the markers for me is that I'm personally drawn to feminine things to such a high degree. I find that the more that I talk about my feelings, the more I feel open to feeling personally feminine. That said, voicing some desires and goals out loud feels wrong at times, but I think it's because I'm cutting down the defenses that I built over the years to make sure that I fit, and that my 'bad' desires aren't discovered. I think the older you are, the longer you've successfully lived with self-built walls, the more it's the case that you are your own most potent gatekeeper.
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So, as I'm building my army of trusted friends, I'm talking more and more as they have questions. This is serving to both strengthen these friendships, and to help me to see myself as a woman as opposed to as planning to be a woman (that was still a tough sentence to type!). The other thing that I'm doing is exploring feminine things online to help put my head in that space. It's a process, it's a little scary, but the more I do, the more comfortable, and the more positive it feels.
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I haven't read Yes, You Are Trans Enough yet, but I think it may be helpful for people like us.
Austen Hartke's Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians is a great resource for this question.
You may find this book helpful: Eve Tushnet's Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith
>Like I said I generally feel a lack of happiness about gender but not "bad" about it.
This is kind of what dysphoria felt like for me. I imagine not every cis person takes every last opportunity to look at themselves in the mirror and say "Damn, gurl!" to themselves, but... in my case, it was more about how my baseline was just a general apathy about my features to sadness or active distaste for some of my other body parts.
Looking through your post history, I think you might relate to a book I recently read: "Yes, You Are Trans Enough"
The author, Mia, is a trans woman who spent a lot of years not feeling explicitly bad about her body parts; or actively engaging in hobbies that didn't align with her AGAB. She also reports that she kind of was waiting for someone else to bestow the label "trans" upon her, feeling that because her experience was not like the experiences of other trans people around her, it was not a label that would be appropriate for her to take for herself.
Spoiler: She is trans enough, and you are too.
Trans theology as a subset of queer theology has grown enormously in the past 10 years. Under the "Trans Faith Books" section of Austen Hartke's website (a Lutheran whose book on the subject will be released in April), there are about 10 books listed that you might find interesting.
In She's Not There: A life in Two Genders when she told her kids who were around your son's age, they called her "Maddy" instead of "Daddy". A sort of mixture of Mom and Daddy. I recommend that book, it's a great autobiography of her. She also wrote another one talking about their marriage which I haven't fully read, but I think you might get something out of both.
Wait, that was fake?
He wrote a book and everything.
Have you (and Saint_denloj) ever read <em>Gay and Catholic</em> by Eve Tushnet? You may find it enlightening.
https://www.amazon.com/Transforming-Bible-Lives-Transgender-Christians/dp/0664263100
I have heard this is well written. But honestly I feel your pain. Sorry for what your going through. It sucks sometimes.
She's Not There is the first halfway reasonable book that comes to mind, but it's personal narrative, not "here's what being trans is like."
Personal narrative unfortunately seems to be the main genre of trans books. Nevada is the only book I can think of that tries to capture what it's like, but it's fiction and your mom would probably also find its portrayal of trans life distressing.
https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Queer-Memoir-Maia-Kobabe/dp/1549304003
If you can't pay for it, I managed to read it as an ebook avaliable at my local library so also check that :)
I heard this book is a tear jerker. I am awaiting my copy. Love Lives Here Amanda is married to a trans woman. They have kids one of which is a trans daughter.
Also watch this documentary on YouTube on Kai Shappley: A Trans Girl Growing up in Texas. Award-Winning. Her mother is extremely religious and through loves learns to help her daughter. Kai Shappley Dicumentary
Then order the book. Spouting “it’s all lies” is a very childish stance.
Let’s hold your hand some more. People posted reviews of it. You can also order it here and then have your answer. https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Queer-Memoir-Maia-Kobabe/dp/1549304003/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?crid=14XAISECGN7O3&keywords=gender+queer&qid=1668973582&sprefix=gender+queer%2Caps%2C252&sr=8-2#aw-udpv3-customer-reviews_feature_div
I recently read Love Lives Here about a Canadian family with a trans child.
It's not a novel, more of a memoir. Not sure if that's what you are looking for.
I'm thinking maybe you'd profit from reading Eve Tushnet's Gay and Catholic book.
She's very "progressive" (I don't myself agree with the prudential judgment behind all of her proposals) yet fully committed to affirming and living the teaching of the Church for human sexuality and her SSA. She excels at offering a very insightful and refreshing perspective that goes beyond the all-to-common "too bad, offer it up" response from some catholics out there, and into an actually positive framing focused in self-acceptance and fruitfulness.
Der står ikke at Harry Potter er blevet fjernet.
"Vreden, som også omhandler bøger med magi som for eksempel Harry Potter, er særligt rettet mod litteratur, der kredser om kønsidentiet og homoseksualitet."
Der står at et eksempel på bøger om magi er Harry Potter.
Det eneste jeg kan finde omkring at fjerne Harry Potter er artikler tilbage fra 2002, og nyere artikler der referer til forsøget i 2002.
Men det er naturligvis forkert at forsøge at fjerne Harry Potter, hvis det har fundet sted i forbindelse med denne sag.
Men bøger som Gender Queer, skal så absolut ikke vises til børn.
Hvilket f.eks. amazon er enig i da den bogen er klassificeret til 18+
Here is one of the book those evil Republican lawmakers want bans form schools.
https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Queer-Memoir-Maia-Kobabe/dp/1549304003
Product details
Publisher : Oni Press (May 28, 2019) Language : English Paperback : 240 pages ISBN-10 : 1549304003 ISBN-13 : 978-1549304002 Reading age : 18 years and up
Look at the reading age amazon has it list as. Guess putting some playboy or whatever 18+ is allow in schools in your logic.
This is a memoir rather than a novel, but Love Lives Here is a book about a family with a trans daughter.
It is definitely full of love.
I’ve heard of this book but only heard what was written and I thought it was fucked if this was in my kids school library I’d be upset too.
also amazon has it listed as 18 and up reading age Scroll down to where it says “book details”
Completely fucked. Not acceptable.
Unfortunately I can't tell these are the paywall but what are the books that consistently comes up is named Gender Queer. https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Queer-Memoir-Maia-Kobabe/dp/1549304003
Amazon reads this book for ages 18 and up for graphic depictions. Namely there is a scenario in which the underage main character has sex with their male teacher, then there is another scenario where the main character has sex with their family dog.
It's very odd that the very same people who demanded the Bible be removed from school curriculum are getting mad over a book being removed from elementary libraries. Playboy isn't allowed in an elementary library, I'm willing to bet that I'm subscribed to a few gun hobbyist magazines which people will get mad at if they were available in elementary schools.
Any person who believes minors need access to 18 and up books needs to realize that as long as they have guardianship of said minor fear more than welcome to go and buy the book for them if they feel that it's so important.
Here's hypothetically it how it would go:
OP: Do you agree with Kingsbury that "Only cowards ban books?"
Desired response of OP: "Absolutely! I'm no coward! We shouldn't ban books and should have free speech!"
OP: "Oh? Then why do you conservatives ban Gender Queer, you coward!?"
The original question is not the topic OP wants to address. They want to talk about removing Gender Queer from school libraries. They set up a false equivalency: the book is not banned. You can buy it here. People just don't want an 18+ book in a school library. In fact, you can still get it from your public library.
From the very first question, the entire premise is disingenuous and misleading. The person who responded cut the fat and pretense out of the argument by directly addressing what OP really wanted to talk about. You know that was the intended book of discussion as well by how people said the title was arguing in bad faith. They knew he was referring to that book specifically.
>childrens' book
Are they children's books? If you look up some of those books you'll find even Amazon and other book sellers rate them as 18 and over.
Such as Gender Queer: A Memoir which was removed from school library due to the graphic sexual depictions of pegging etc. which is clearly not appropriate thing for 9 year olds to read.
When parents complain at school board they've been banned from reading from that book as apparently its inappropriate even for adults to here but fine for kids to read.
SMH. This is Gender Queer book, center of controversy at schools and parents protesting against these. Liberal media called those folks homophobic as usual.
https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Queer-Memoir-Maia-Kobabe/dp/1549304003
> I'm not going to dignify her "eir" pronouns
Why not? If I referred to you as e, how would you react?
My only complaint is that it should really be "ey" instead of "e" to fit with the rest of the pronouns. It makes my brain hurt.
It seems like the perfect replacement for singular they otherwise. I can appreciate it for that alone. Shit can get confusing.
https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Queer-Memoir-Maia-Kobabe/dp/1549304003
>In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender Queer is here. Maia’s intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction, and facing the trauma and fundamental violation of pap smears.
>Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity—what it means and how to think about it—for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere.
Sounds like the kind of saccharine self aggrandizing I'd see from a lot of other autobiographies. Sounds like normal coming of age stories. What's wrong with coming of age stories? You ever seen Superbad? American Pie? There's actual sex in those! And children watch them!
While I haven't read a lot of his work, what I have read from Dr. Wesley Hill makes me think some of his work may be helpful to you. He is also a side B, same-sex attracted Christian man. His book, Washed and Waiting, was recommended by one of my professors for a research project we were doing for his class. You can find it here. Holy Sexuality and the Gospel by Christopher Yuan and Gay Girl Good God by Jackie Hill Perry might also be some good books to check out.
Additionally, as others have said, there is no shame in finding a good Christian therapist. They would be able to help with some of the immediate mental health needs that you may be experiencing. Hope this helps!
You:
>All the library had to do was not give gay porn to kids.
Article:
>Earlier this year, a parent raised concerns about the graphic novel “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” located in the adult graphic novel section. The book tells the story of the author’s coming of age as nonbinary, and includes illustrations of sex acts.
>As many as 50 people attended several library board meetings this spring, meetings that typically draw only a handful of residents. At those meetings, residents demanded the book be pulled from the shelves. The library board moved the book behind the counter, where children couldn’t happen upon it by accident.
I have. She’s not gonna accept it easily, or maybe ever. I’ve had years to deprogram myself. There is this, targeting Christians but the Catholic church is transphobic. Official doctrine says not to use a person’s pronouns and real name.
If she ever comes out DO NOT get her any books by trans femmes until she’s certain in her identity. She strictly needs focus on trans masculine experiences as believing femininity is best causes trans masculine folks to not pursue transition/detransition.
Maybe you can convince her that Christ had a feminine side/that if god is a man and can be feminine she could do it too. Someone once described the death of Jesus Christ as pregnancy labor and after he died and came back the Church was born. I got nothing, honestly. You can’t crack someone’s egg for them.
I wonder if one of those books was gender queer that has an age rating of 18+? You know the one they banned from schools a while back. 🤔 https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Queer-Memoir-Maia-Kobabe/dp/1549304003
>Product Description 2020 ALA Alex Award Winner 2020 Stonewall — Israel Fishman Non-fiction Award Honor Book
>In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender Queer is here. Maia’s intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction, and facing the trauma and fundamental violation of pap smears.
>Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity—what it means and how to think about it—for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere.
>"It’s also a great resource for those who identify as nonbinary or asexual as well as for those who know someone who identifies that way and wish to better understand." — SLJ (starred review)
Sounds like calling this "pornographic" is a hell of a stretch.
https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Queer-Memoir-Maia-Kobabe/dp/1549304003
Lol you mean the autobiographical graphic novel Gender Queer?
https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Queer-Memoir-Maia-Kobabe/dp/1549304003
Just because a book talks about gender doesn’t means it’s “pornographic”.