All those hot button curiosities that turn trans narratives into soap operas about fixing our bodies and overcoming tragedy. It is clear that the author asked questions about transitioning, coming out, acceptance by peers, etc. As you can see, this vision changed as I learned more." She did not learn enough to realize that she was framing her book in the way that many cis (for those who don't know, cis, or cisgender is a term that denotes a person who identifies with the gender they were assigned at birth.) people frame transness: as a before and after curiosity that is most intensely focused on transition and coming out. This has more to do with the author than it does with the young people interviewed.Īs Kuklin states in the Author's Note, she began writing thinking that "The book was going to be about boys who realized they are girls and girls who realized they are boys.
It is clear that this book was written about trans teens, but it was absolutely not written for trans teens. This initial diversity is stiffed by the narrow intent of the author. Likewise, at least half of the interviewees are people of color, and all six come from different socioeconomic and familial backgrounds.
There is an equal representation of two trans feminine people, two trans masculine people, and two nonbinary people. The most positive thing about Beyond Magenta is that it does strive to include the diversity of the trans community as reflected in the identities of the interviewees. The actuality of the book was incredibly disappointing. The idea of this book is fantastic: allowing young trans people from many different backgrounds to tell their own stories, which would then be collected and published, allowing the wider world to read about a variety of trans possibilities and experiences.
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