Redefining Realness

My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

Author: Janet Mock
ISBN: 9781476709130

In this New York Times bestseller the first transgender memoir written by an African American, an extraordinary young woman recounts her coming-of-age. Undercurrents of strong emotion swirl throughout this well-written book. An enlightening, much-needed perspective on transgender identity (Kirkus Reviews).In 2011, Marie Claire magazine published a profile of Janet Mock in which she stepped forward for the first time as a trans woman. Those twenty-three hundred words were life-altering for the People.com editor, turning her into an influential and outspoken public figure and a desperately needed voice for an often voiceless community. In these pages, she offers a bold and inspiring perspective on being young, multicultural, economically challenged, and transgender in America. This heart-rending autobiography of love, longing, and fulfillment (bell hooks, author of All About Love) follows Mock's quest for identity, from an early, unwavering conviction about her gender to a turbulent ad

Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Publish Date: 2014-12-02

Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage, Biography & Autobiography / Women, Biography & Autobiography / LGBT, Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Black Resource Center (Location: 1B)