This Is How It Always Is for book clubs
Buddha statue in Sukhothai, Thailand
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Bathroom sign in Thailand
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Talk-To-The-Hand Buddhas dispelling fear.
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Thank you for choosing This Is How It Always Is for your book club!
With the caveat that there are spoilers, here's a link to discussion questions for after you've read the book.
It is sometimes possible for me to join your bookclub via zoom. If you're interested, give a yell and I'll be in touch.
Gender Resources
There are so many resources now for anyone who wants to learn more about gender identity in general and transgender issues in particular. Below are some resources for families with gender nonconforming children. Two notes:
1) These are just starting points. If they're not your bag, keep looking.
And 2) gender nonconforming is an excellent way to be.
Here's a piece I wrote for the New York Times' Modern Love column about my own journey with my own kid.
Here's a letter I wrote to early readers about why this story is so hard to tell and why I did it anyway.
TransFamilies
Gender Diversity Group
Gender Spectrum
Trans Youth Equity Foundation
Transgender Law Center Truth Program
TransYouth Family Allies
TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation
Some great books to start with for those (bless you) who prefer actual paper:
With the caveat that there are spoilers, here's a link to discussion questions for after you've read the book.
It is sometimes possible for me to join your bookclub via zoom. If you're interested, give a yell and I'll be in touch.
Gender Resources
There are so many resources now for anyone who wants to learn more about gender identity in general and transgender issues in particular. Below are some resources for families with gender nonconforming children. Two notes:
1) These are just starting points. If they're not your bag, keep looking.
And 2) gender nonconforming is an excellent way to be.
Here's a piece I wrote for the New York Times' Modern Love column about my own journey with my own kid.
Here's a letter I wrote to early readers about why this story is so hard to tell and why I did it anyway.
TransFamilies
Gender Diversity Group
Gender Spectrum
Trans Youth Equity Foundation
Transgender Law Center Truth Program
TransYouth Family Allies
TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation
Some great books to start with for those (bless you) who prefer actual paper:
Thai Border Clinic
To research this book, I traveled all over Thailand and visited the incredible, humbling Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai-Burmese border. They are doing truly awe-inspiring work there. It is much, much better run and organized than the fictional clinic I made up for this book, but it is just as wonderful a cause and in just as much need of support. A portion of proceeds from this book will be donated to the Mae Tao Clinic. If you are so moved, they would do wonderful work with your donation. You can see more pictures here.
To research this book, I traveled all over Thailand and visited the incredible, humbling Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai-Burmese border. They are doing truly awe-inspiring work there. It is much, much better run and organized than the fictional clinic I made up for this book, but it is just as wonderful a cause and in just as much need of support. A portion of proceeds from this book will be donated to the Mae Tao Clinic. If you are so moved, they would do wonderful work with your donation. You can see more pictures here.