Bibliograph

Becoming an ally to the gender-expansive child, a guide for parents and carers, Anna Bianchi

Type

Label

Becoming an ally to the gender-expansive child, a guide for parents and carers, Anna Bianchi

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Becoming an ally to the gender-expansive child

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

992433178

Responsibility statement

Anna Bianchi

Sub title

a guide for parents and carers

Summary

When Anna Bianchi's grandchild asked, "Nanny, you do know I'm a girl, don't you?", Anna recognised this as a pivotal, and daunting, moment in their relationship. She knew that to answer her grandchild, who had been assigned male at birth, her own attitudes, assumptions and beliefs about gender would need to be examined. With reassuring honesty and openness, Anna draws deeply on four areas: her own experience, current research, interviews with children and their families, and a discussion of power, both in society and between children and adults. She shows how the inner journey of the adult inevitably impacts on the outer journey of the child and, given the significance of this, offers a step-by-step guide to becoming an ally to the gender-expansive child

Table Of Contents

An invitation to become an ally -- All things gender -- Encountering the matrix -- Investing in the matrix -- Maintaining the matrix -- Unmasking the matrix -- Labels that help or hinder our children -- Approaching the matrix -- Dismantling the matrix -- Turning outwards -- Living as an ally -- Trusting the future

Target audience

adult

Classification