![]() ![]() There are a lot of people who believe that in order to be trans you have to experience dysphoria, and that idea has been weaponized against non-binary people a lot and that’s unfortunate. This book convinced me to change my pronouns. It’s by such an amazing author, who identifies as non-binary. It explores pretty much every aspect of queer culture in the ’90s. “ Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl is a bildungsroman that centers on a character who plays with gender and gender expression. Recommended by: Raquel Espasande, worker/owner of Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore in New York City You read this stuff and you see on the one hand that queer youth have seen how we have not figured out how to build a new world and they both recognize it and have imagined a space beyond it.”-Jaime Harker, PhD It’s just one of the most incredible things I’ve read-it’s so fearless. On one hand it’s this ravaged world that’s been destroyed by hate and intolerance, but it also imagines this resistance of queer and trans youth figuring out how to fight back against it. Hell Followed With Us is speculative horror, and it’s just ferociously good. It gives you a whole new sense beyond the doom-scrolling of our current moment of backlash. I spent so much time on my sabbatical reading queer YA and there is just such a created world of resistance, possibility, and language. Trans young adult fiction is doing incredible things across all genres, but the speculative stuff is just incredible. She escapes and finds this group of trans and queer youth who have survived and created their own world. They release a virus that transforms people into these creatures that are like angels, but they’re more like monsters that kill, and the book imagines a trans person who is in this community and who has been named as this successor to bring about Armageddon, but the group will not accept her identity. ![]() “The book imagines a takeover of the United States by a fundamentalist Christian group that’s trying to bring on the apocalypse. ![]() Recommended by: Jaime Harker, PhD, founder and owner of Violet Valley Bookstore in Water Valley, Mississippi These attacks are wide in scope, and encompass access to gender affirming healthcare, bathrooms that fit with someone's gender identity, participation in youth sports, and more. According to the 2023 Anti-Trans Bills Tracker, 556 bills in 49 states have been proposed (89 have been passed, 369 are still active, and 27 of those at the national level). In the past several years, state governments and legislators have launched an avalanche of legislative attacks against trans people around the United States. This year, we asked booksellers at LGBTQ+ focused bookstores around the country for books that highlight, celebrate, and center trans peoples' experiences and stories. Of course, reading books from a diverse group of authors isn't (and shouldn't be) confined to one month of the year-but the occasion is an opportunity to spotlight some great books written by queer authors. Because June is Pride month, we're focusing our reading efforts on books written by LGBTQ+ people. Reading books is one important (and enjoyable) way to gain insight into others' experiences. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. ![]()
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