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Allies & Angels: A Memoir of Our Family's Transition Hardcover – July 1, 2013

by Terri Cook (Author), Vince Cook (Author), Tami Scott (Editor)


The parents of a transgender child reveal how their family transitioned together.
For 15 years, the proud parents of two young men believed their younger son was their daughter.
Allies & Angels is a story of strength, compassion and unconditional love--sharing how these parents supported their son's transition and the lessons learned along the way. Learning their daughter was really their son taught them who they are and who they want to be.

This moving story highlights how allies guided and supported them on what they once feared was an unthinkable path. Allies & Angels will inspire readers to look at their life differently and embrace their role as an ally. No matter who you are or how you identify, this book will challenge you to find a new acceptance for all and a deeper love for your loved ones.For 15 years, the proud parents of two young men believed their younger son was their daughter.
Allies & Angels is a story of strength, compassion and unconditional love--sharing how these parents supported their son's transition and the lessons learned along the way. Learning their daughter was really their son taught them who they are and who they want to be.


General & Biographies

  • She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders - Jennifer Finney Boylan

  • Transsexual Men on Finding Brotherhood, Family, and Themselves - Zander Keig & Mitch Kellaway

  • Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen - Jazz Jennings

  • Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More - Janet Mock

  • Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders - Jennifer Finney Boylan

  • Warrior Princess: A U.S. Navy Seal’s Journey to Coming out Transgender - Kristen Beck

  • I’m Not The Man I Used To Be - Keena Dixon

  • Tea and Transition - Nicola Jane Chase

  • Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of US - by Kate Bornstein

  • Beyond Magenta - Susan Kuklin

  • Whipping Girls - Julia Serano

  • Alice in Genderland- A Crossdresser Comes of Age - Richard Novic, MD

  • Transition: Becoming Who I Was Always Meant to Be _ Chaz Bono

  • In Their Shoes: Navigating Non-Binary Life - Jamie Windust

  • How They/Them: A Visual Guide To Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity - Stuart Getty

For Spouses & Significant Others

  • Between Shadow and Sun: A Husband’s Journey Through Gender _ A Wife’s Labor of Love _ Tina White

  • My Husband’s A Woman Now: A Shared Journey of Transition and Love - Leslie Hilburn Fabian

  • Love, Always: Partners of Trans People on Intimacy, Challenge and Resilience _ Jordan Johnson

  • Head over Heels: Wives Who Stay with Cross-Dressers and Transsexuals- Virginia Ehrhardt

  • She’s Not the Man I Married: My Life with a Transgender Husband - Helen Boyd

  • Queerly Beloved: A Love Story Across Genders - Diane and Jackson Minshall

  • My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser - Helen Boyd

  • Trans-Kin: A Guide for Family & Friends of Transgender People - Cameron Whitley

  • The Trans Partner Handbook - Jo Green

  • Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family - Amanda Jette Knox

For Parents

  • Raising the Transgender Child: A Complete Guide for Parents, Families, and Caregivers - Michele Angelo & Alisa Bowman

  • Mom, I Need to be a Girl - Just Evelyn

  • Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family - Amy Elliss Nutt

  • I Promised Not to Tell: Raising a Transgender Child - Cheryl B. Evans

  • Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son by Lori Duron

  • My Daughter He: Transitioning With Our Transgender Children - Candace Waldron

  • The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals - Stephanie Brill

  • Some Assembly Required: The Not-So-Secret Life of a Transgender Teen - Arin Andrews

  • Transitions of the Heart: Stories of Love, Struggle and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children - Rachel Pepper

  • Helping Your Transgender Teen: A Guide for Parents - Irwin Krieger

    Mother Talk Conversations with Mothers of Lesbian Daughters and FTM Transgender Children - Sarah F. Pearlman

  • Raising Ryland: Our Story of Parenting a Transgender Child with No Strings Attached - Hillary Whittington

  • The Transgender Teen - Stephanie Brill

For Children

  • Red: A Crayon’s Story - Michael Hall

  • Jacob’s New Dress - Sarah and Ian Hoffman

  • I am Jazz - Jassica Herthel/Jazz Jennings

  • Introducing Teddy - Jessica Walton

  • Who Are you - Brook Pessin-Whedbee

  • Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Saenz

Reference Books

  • Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community - Laura Ericson Schroth

  • The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity - Rylan Jay Testa, PhD

  • Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue - Nicholas M Teich

  • The Transgender Guidebook: Keys to a Successful Transition - Ann L. Boedecker

  • Affirmed: An Inclusive Guide to Medical and Surgical Transition - Dr. Sidhbh Gallagher

Fiction

The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles Book 1) - TJ Klune

Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles Book 2) - TJ Klune

This Is How It Always Is: A Novel - Laurie Frankel