Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
A groundbreaking work of LGBTQ+ literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of transgender teens.
THEMES:
LGBTQ+, Educational
Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used her considerable skills to represent them thoughtfully and respectfully before, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender preference. Portraits, family photographs, and candid images grace the pages, augmenting the emotional and physical journey each youth has taken. Each honest discussion and disclosure, whether joyful or heartbreaking, is completely different from the other because of family dynamics, living situations, gender, and the transition these teens make in recognition of their true selves.
Publication Date: February 11th, 2014
Audiobook? Yes
Age Range: 14+
Read Time: 2 hours, 28 minutes (at 300 WPM)
ISBN-13: 9780763673680
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Susan Kuklin is an American photographer and award-winning writer.
Kuklin was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, then studied theater at New York University and the Herbert Berghof School. After graduate school at NYU, Kuklin began studying photography. Her nonfiction works frequently cover controversial topics (e.g., AIDS, poverty, and transgender youth), and often blend photography with writing.
Susan Kuklin introduce herself to young readers for Children’s Book Week (September 2019, Children’s Book Council)
IN THE NEWS
School Board Overrules Review Committee to Remove Beyond Magenta from School Libraries in Siloam Springs, Arkansas (National Coalition Again Censorship)