Parenting Trans and Non-binary Children: Exploring Practices of Love, Support, and Everyday Advocacy

This book explores the love, support, and advocacy involved in parenting trans and gender diverse children in the UK, highlighting the value of parental expertise and labor while calling out systemic failures.

Format: Hardback
Length: 163 pages
Publication date: 09 September 2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This book delves into the intricate realm of parenting trans and gender diverse children in the UK, offering a comprehensive account and analysis of the love, support, and advocacy involved in this challenging journey. Through in-depth interviews with parents of these children, the author, Dr. Mikulak, explores the complex negotiations and challenges that parents face as they navigate and challenge cis-normativity to create inclusive familial, educational, and healthcare environments for their children.

The book sheds light on the educational and emotional labor that parents undertake as they tirelessly advocate for their children across various settings, highlighting the invaluable expertise and tireless efforts they contribute. At the same time, it underscores the systemic failures that perpetuate the need for this advocacy work, emphasizing the urgent need for change.

This research will be of immense interest to scholars and researchers in the fields of family studies, kinship studies, gender studies, and queer studies, as it provides valuable insights into the experiences of trans and gender diverse families and the complexities of parenting in a diverse and evolving societal landscape.

Weight: 364g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031098635
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022