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Family Pride Takes on Transgender Issues
Like most Americans, I watched in amazement as Olympic champion Bruce Jenner transitioned into the lovely and eloquent Cait Jenner. It was obvious that Cait was finally comfortable with her identity after a painful struggle that had taken many lonely years.
Curious, I began researching the lives of other transgender people. Even in today's relatively accepting society, the picture I uncovered was sometimes an ugly one. Many transgender people still face intolerance, ridicule, and bigotry from heterosexual society as well as rejection from gay and lesbian communities. Many women's spaces, for instance, cater only to women who were born female.
I attempt to tackle some of these issues and prejudices in my newest book, FAMILY PRIDE: A LESBIAN ROMANCE. The main character Dawn has a younger brother, Eric, also known as Erica, who is in the process of transitioning from male to female.
Erica is lucky in that she enjoys the support of a close, loving family, but her interactions with strangers don't always end as well. She also endures the pain of knowing that some of her friends have been abandoned by their loved ones.
Erica is not the main character in the book, but she does serve as a catalyst for bringing the two heroines, Dawn and Sylvia, together...and almost dragging them apart again.
Her subplot is one that is close to my heart because I admire her courage and her unwillingness to be anything less than who she is.
Do you have a transgender friend or family member? Any thoughts on transgender issues? If so, please comment or send me a tweet @Judy_Folger.
Curious, I began researching the lives of other transgender people. Even in today's relatively accepting society, the picture I uncovered was sometimes an ugly one. Many transgender people still face intolerance, ridicule, and bigotry from heterosexual society as well as rejection from gay and lesbian communities. Many women's spaces, for instance, cater only to women who were born female.
I attempt to tackle some of these issues and prejudices in my newest book, FAMILY PRIDE: A LESBIAN ROMANCE. The main character Dawn has a younger brother, Eric, also known as Erica, who is in the process of transitioning from male to female.
Erica is lucky in that she enjoys the support of a close, loving family, but her interactions with strangers don't always end as well. She also endures the pain of knowing that some of her friends have been abandoned by their loved ones.
Erica is not the main character in the book, but she does serve as a catalyst for bringing the two heroines, Dawn and Sylvia, together...and almost dragging them apart again.
Her subplot is one that is close to my heart because I admire her courage and her unwillingness to be anything less than who she is.
Do you have a transgender friend or family member? Any thoughts on transgender issues? If so, please comment or send me a tweet @Judy_Folger.
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