Book Review: "To Be A Trans Man" by Ezra Woodger

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5

If you've read any of my other recent book reviews, you'll know I start all of 'em off by saying that all the books I read start off with all 5 stars stuck firmly in place and that I'm always hopeful that they are still solidly there at the end of the book.  Same goes for this book.

I have a few trans friends who I hope feel like I'm an ally to them but I'm always eager to learn new things and expand my level of understanding of what they go through each day of their lives, so I'm hoping that this book will give me a glimpse into what they go through and how I can be a better friend to them.

Ooh!  There's a few suggested reading titles on the first page, so that's a great way to start!

I'm up to the bit where the conversations start, so that seems like a good opportunity to finish reading for the day, take my pills and head off to bed for the night.  I'm already proud of Ezra for putting himself out there into the big, wide, sometimes cruel world like this - that takes guts and I'm so proud of him.

This book is great.  I dunno where the last hour and a half has gone, but this book is really opening my eyes to the struggles that trans-masculine people go through that I'd never even thought aout before!  I didn't even realise that some trans people are transphobic around those who wear make-up and aren't trans-female!  I'm 20% of the way through and it's already opening my eyes to the struggles that people who are trans go through!

I'm inspired to transform how I look based purely on what I've just read.  The trans man who the author is talking to atm was wearing all black all the time which made them feel really low, but when they changed their clothes to brighter, more fun colours, it lifted their mood so I'm gonna start slowly injecting more colour into my wardrobe too, instead of my usual grey's black's and navy's.  Thank you for inspiring me, K!

What an intense first quarter of the book!  I'm learning so much and it's dawning on me just how much I might have been hurting or even offending my trans friends!  It's never been intentional, but K has opened my eyes up to just how offensive I could have been at times that I thought I was being supportive!  I'm so so sorry to all those who I've hurt and I'll try better from now on, but I need you to tell me when I've put my foot in it too!

Just finished reading this truly fantastic book and as I hoped yesterday afternoon when I started reading it, all 5 stars are stuck firmly in place.  There is nothing negative that I found in the whole book and it's sooo worth the money!