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My sister : how one sibling's transition changed us both

Title
My sister : how one sibling's transition changed us both / Selenis Leyva & Marizol Leyva with Emily Chammah.
Author
Leyva, Selenis, 1972-
Publication
  • New York : Bold Type Books, 2020.
  • ©2020
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Additional Authors
  • Leyva, Marizol
  • Chammah, Emily
Description
247 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
"A powerful, honest memoir by two sisters - one a star on Orange Is the New Black, one a trans woman and activist - about transitioning, family, allyship, and the path to self-realization. When Selenis Leyva's parents adopted a baby into their warm, loving family, Selenis was immediately smitten. The pair were always close; Selenis showered her younger sibling with affection, who in turn looked up to Selenis and followed her everywhere. The siblings realized, almost at the same moment, that the younger of the two was struggling with their identity. As Marizol transitioned and fought to define her identity, Selenis and her family struggled to support her. In My Sister, they narrate their shared journey, challenges, and triumphs. In alternating chapters, Selenis and Marizol write honestly about the issues of violence, abuse, and discrimination that trans people and women of color - and especially trans women of color - experience daily. And they are open about the messiness and confusion of fully realizing oneself and being properly affirmed by others, even those who love you."--Cover.
Subject
  • Leyva, Selenis, 1972- > Family
  • Leyva, Marizol > Family
  • Transgender women > United States
  • Transgender people > Identity
  • Sexual minorities > Identity
  • Sex discrimination > United States
  • Sisters
  • Families
  • Sex discrimination
  • Transgender women
  • United States
Genre/Form
Biographies.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-247).
Contents
Introduction: Selenis -- Part I. Jose -- Part II. Beginnings of a transition -- Part III. Marizol -- LGBTQ+ resources for readers.
Call Number
Sc E 21-126
ISBN
  • 9781541762954
  • 1541762959
LCCN
2019956080
OCLC
1108556053
Author
Leyva, Selenis, 1972- author.
Title
My sister : how one sibling's transition changed us both / Selenis Leyva & Marizol Leyva with Emily Chammah.
Publisher
New York : Bold Type Books, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-247).
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
PERSONAL NARRATIVE TOLD IN ALTERNATING CHAPTERS DESCRIBE SISTER'S JOURNEY WITH IDENTITY.
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Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Leyva, Marizol, author.
Chammah, Emily, author.
Research Call Number
Sc E 21-126
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