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.…mehr
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.
Mary Collins worked for twenty years as a freelance writer and editor for a range of clients, including the National Geographic Society and Smithsonian Institution. She is currently a professor of nonfiction at Central Connecticut State University. Donald Collins is a trans advocate, writer, and recent cum laude graduate of Emerson College. His culture and commentary writing has appeared in PopMatters, Salon, and Next Magazine, among others.
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Authors’ Notes Introductions Pronouns and Body Parts SON: Who Wears the Pants? MOTHER: Mismatch Endings and Beginnings MOTHER: Mapping Modern Grief SON: Birds of Spring Sharing our Story with Others SON: Donald Has Something He Would Like to Tell the Class MOTHER: Disclosure Rights MOTHER: Right(s) SON: Hidden Fees A Story Exchange Parent Story Exchange Transgender Youth and Professionals Story Exchange Donald’s Reading List Acknowledgments Sources A Note from the Series Editor
Authors’ Notes Introductions Pronouns and Body Parts SON: Who Wears the Pants? MOTHER: Mismatch Endings and Beginnings MOTHER: Mapping Modern Grief SON: Birds of Spring Sharing our Story with Others SON: Donald Has Something He Would Like to Tell the Class MOTHER: Disclosure Rights MOTHER: Right(s) SON: Hidden Fees A Story Exchange Parent Story Exchange Transgender Youth and Professionals Story Exchange Donald’s Reading List Acknowledgments Sources A Note from the Series Editor
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