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The lives of transgender people have evolved into a talking point in wider society. Many people have an opinion on trans issues, but few have informed that opinion by listening to the trans community. Between bridges this widening divide, sharing a deeply personal story of transition written by a mother and her transgender son.Gemma and Leo Telford wrote their memoir with the aim of destigmatizing and humanizing transgender people and the issues they face. Their story provides an honest insight into what it’s really like to come out to your family, tell those in your inner circle, get help, grow up and live as a trans person, as well as what it feels like to parent a trans person.
Between beautifully illustrates the issues, pain, struggle and joy for trans people and their parents, and is a must-read for those in the same shoes, and those who want to be better friends and allies to the LGBTQ+ community.
List of contents
A Note from Leo and Gemma
Introduction
1. Coming Out
2. Growing Up
A Note About Tomboys – Gemma3. Telling People – Coming Out Again (and Again)
4. Between
5. Navigating School
6. Getting Help
7. Meeting Mermaids
A Note About Binders – Gemma8. Acceptance/Becoming Leo
9. Tavistock
A Note About Tavistock – Leo10. First Steps – Blockers and Testosterone
11. Clothes
12. Surgery
13. Becoming Advocates
14. Where Are We Now?
A Note on Being Stealth and What It Means for Me – LeoAcknowledgements
References
About the author
Gemma Telford is a 52-year-old parent of a trans son and self-employed marketing consultant who has worked for more than 20 years in the technology industry, helping technology businesses go to market in the UK, Europe and globally.
Summary
A heart-warming and honest memoir written by Gemma and Leo, a mother and son, recounting the story of Leo’s gender transition
The lives of transgender people have evolved into a talking point in wider society. Many people now have an opinion on trans issues; however, most have not informed that opinion by speaking to a trans person first-hand.
Between is a memoir told from the perspective of a mother and her transgender son, with the aim of destigmatizing and humanizing transgender people and the issues they face. Gemma is the first to admit she knew nothing, and felt vulnerable and uneducated, while Leo explains that he always felt different and how hard it was for him to face his family, his friends and the world.
Their story provides an honest insight into what it’s really like to come out, tell people, get help, grow up and live as a trans person, as well as what it feels like to parent a trans person. It beautifully illustrates the issues, pain, struggle and joy for trans people and their parents, and is a must-read for those in the same shoes, and those who want to be better friends and allies to the LGBTQ+ community.
