Research Catalog

Title

At the broken places : a mother and trans son pick up the pieces / Mary Collins and Donald Collins.

Author

Collins, Mary, 1961-

Publication

Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2017]

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Collins, Donald, 1994-

Description

xi, 194 pages; 22 cm.

Summary

"In this collaborative memoir, a parent and a transgender son recount wrestling with their differences as Donald Collins undertook medical-treatment options to better align his body with his gender identity. As a parent, Mary Collins didn't agree with her trans son's decision to physically alter his body, although she supported his right to realize himself as a person. Raw and uncensored, each explains her or his emotional mindset at the time: Mary felt she had lost a daughter; Donald activated his "authentic self." Both battled to assert their rights. A powerful memoir and resource, At the Broken Places, offers a road map for families in transition."--book cover

Series Statement

Queer action/queer ideas

Uniform Title

Queer action/queer ideas

Subject

• Collins, Donald, 1994-
• Collins, Mary, 1961-
• Parents of transsexuals > United States
• Transgender people > Identity
• Transgender youth > Family relationships > United States
• Transgender youth > United States > Biography

Genre/Form

Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Pronouns and body parts -- Endings and beginnings -- Sharing our story with others -- Rights -- A story exchange.

ISBN

• 9780807088357
• 0807088358

LCCN

^^2016041965

OCLC

958096886

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library