| Description |
xi, 194 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Queer action/queer ideas |
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Queer action/queer ideas.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-182, 187-192). |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Collins, Donald, 1994-
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Collins, Mary, 1961-
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Transgender youth -- United States -- Biography.
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Transgender youth -- Family relationships -- United States.
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Parents of transsexuals -- United States.
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Transgender people -- Identity.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Collins, Donald, 1994- author.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Collins, Mary, 1961- author. At the broken places. Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2017] 9780807088364 (DLC) 2016056899 |
| ISBN |
9780807088357 (paperback ;) (alk. paper) |
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0807088358 (paperback ;) (alk. paper) |
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