Trans-Kin: A Guide for Family and Friends of Transgender People - Paperback

by Cameron T. Whitley (Author), Eleanor a. Hubbard (Author)

Award-winner in the 'Gay and Lesbian: Non-Fiction' category of the 2013 International Book Awards, Trans-Kin is a collection of stories from significant others, family members, friends and allies of transgender persons (SOFFAs). Powerful, thought-provoking and enlightening, this collection will provide for the head and the heart of anyone who has ever loved a transgender person. Trans-Kin is also an essential read for allies of the transgender community and anyone who wishes to become one.

Author Biography

Cameron T. Whitley, M.A. is working on a Ph.D. in Sociology. In the past ten years, he has used his status as a transgender man to promote transgender equality through service to non-profit boards, working with universities regarding inclusion policies, presenting at national conferences and running support and social groups for transgender individuals. Cameron's work has also been published in a number of books including; "Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation," "Letters to My Brothers," and "Femmethology." Eleanor A. Hubbard, Ph.D. Sociology, is an ally of the transgender community. She is currently retired from full-time teaching, but continues to teach some courses concerning race, class, gender and sexual orientation. Twice she has taught at Semester at Sea, a shipboard program for global study abroad, bringing her love for sociology to students as they travel around the world. Eleanor also provides training and consulting on diversity through her business, DiversityWorks.