At the Broken Places: A Mother and Trans Son Pick Up the Pieces

By Mary Collins & Donald Collins

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.

Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Beacon Press (April 25 2017)
ISBN-13: 9780807088358
Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.52 x 21.54 cm