Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (748 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0399554645 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Her story is an important addition to the slender but growing body of transgender literature and belongs in every library.” —Booklist, starred review"For readers looking for a candid introduction to some of the issues facing trans children and teens, this book is an excellent start." —Publishers Weekly"The teen's successes and nearly limitless self-confidence and optimism will be reassuring for the family and friends of trans youth." —
This groundbreaking interview was followed over the years by other high-profile interviews, a documentary, the launch of her YouTube channel, a picture book, and her own reality TV series—I Am Jazz—making her one of the most recognizable activists for transgender teens, children, and adults. But it hasn’t all been easy. Jazz has faced many challenges, bullying, discrimination, and rejection, yet she perseveres as she educates others about her life as a transgender teen. Making the journey from girl to woman is never easy—especially when you began your life in a boy’s body.PRAISE FOR JAZZ JENNINGS: “Jazz is one of the transgender community's most important activists.” —Cosmopolitan “A role model for teens everywhere.” —Seventeen “Wise beyond h
Joseph Austin said A walk in someone else's shoes.. Since the transgender issue entered politics via NC's HB"A walk in someone else's shoes." according to Joseph Austin. Since the transgender issue entered politics via NC's HB2 "bathroom bill", I chose this book as an attempt to get some understanding of the issue. I think the book serves that purpose well, offering a frank, presumably realistic, and relatively a-political insight into the struggles of a transgender person. I found it neither preachy nor defensive, it just "tells it like it is." It may be the closest a "straight" person can come to "walking a mil. "bathroom bill", I chose this book as an attempt to get some understanding of the issue. I think the book serves that purpose well, offering a frank, presumably realistic, and relatively a-political insight into the struggles of a transgender person. I found it neither preachy nor defensive, it just "tells it like it is." It may be the closest a "straight" person can come to "walking a mil. Frederick S. Goethel said A Book About A Strong, Individual And Fascinating Young Woman. Prior to reading this book, I had little idea of what being transgender was. My exposure to transgender individuals was through the occasional run in with them in the red light district in Philadelphia years ago (where they are hookers) and on the occasional viewing of a Jerry Springer show. Neither is the a very good way to get to know and understand about transgender people. I had seen a small part of Jazz's TV show once, but really didn't know. Not quite the person seen on TV Ellie Got the book for my daughter who watched the TV series about Jazz's life. Lots of photographs, and anecdotes on transgender issues she faced I must say, since I read it too, Jazz comes across a little less likeable than on TV. I think she's a great kid, very smart and articulate, but seemed a little vain and self-centered here.She is a role model and a very brave caring girl so I was sad to feel this way.She comes across as very mature, caring an
You can follow her on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter at @jazzjennings__, or subscribe to her YouTube channel. . She has a docu-series about her life also called I Am Jazz on TLC, which started airing in July 2015. In 2014, she was named a Human Rights Campaign Youth Ambassador and received LogoTV’s Youth Trailblazer Award. She was named to Time