{"product_id":"youre-in-the-wrong-bathroom-isbn-9780807033890","title":"\"You're in the Wrong Bathroom!\"","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis “insightful and instructive primer” debunks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about transgender issues—“buy this book and share it with [your] whole family” (\u003ci\u003eBust\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From Laverne Cox and Caitlyn Jenner to Thomas Beatie (“the pregnant man”) and transgender youth, coverage of trans lives has been exploding—yet so much misinformation persists. Bringing together the medical, social, psychological, and political aspects of being trans in the United States today, \u003ci\u003e“You’re in the Wrong Bathroom!” \u003c\/i\u003eunpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about transgender and gender-nonconforming people. Authors Laura Erickson-Schroth, MD, a psychiatrist, and Laura A. Jacobs, LCSW-R, a psychotherapist, address a range of fallacies:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • Trans People Are “Trapped in the Wrong Body”\u003cbr\u003e • You’re Not Really Trans If You Haven’t Had “the Surgery”\u003cbr\u003e • Trans People Are a Danger to Others, Especially Children\u003cbr\u003e • Trans People Are Mentally Ill and Therapy Can Change Them\u003cbr\u003e • Trans People and Feminists Don’t Get Along\u003cb\u003ePART 1: IDENTITY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 1:\u003c\/b\u003e You’ve Never Met a Transgender Person\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 2:\u003c\/b\u003e All Trans People Want to Be Either Barbie or Ken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 3:\u003c\/b\u003e You’re Not Really Trans If You Haven’t Had “the Surgery”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 4:\u003c\/b\u003e Trans People Are “Trapped in the Wrong Body”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 5:\u003c\/b\u003e Trans People Are Secretly Gay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 6:\u003c\/b\u003e It’s Rude to Ask How You Should Address Someone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 7:\u003c\/b\u003e “Sure, I’d Love to Talk About What’s in My Pants”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 2: SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 8:\u003c\/b\u003e Most Trans People Are Sex Workers and Have HIV\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 9:\u003c\/b\u003e Trans People Hate Their Bodies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 10:\u003c\/b\u003e Trans People Are Trying to Trick Others\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 11:\u003c\/b\u003e Most Trans People Can’t Find Partners and End Up Lonely\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 12:\u003c\/b\u003e Trans People Are a Danger to Others, Especially Children\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 3: HEALTH AND SAFETY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 13:\u003c\/b\u003e “You’re in the Wrong Bathroom!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 14:\u003c\/b\u003e Trans People Are Mentally Ill and Therapy Can Change Them\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 15:\u003c\/b\u003e Getting Hormones and Surgery Is Easy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 16:\u003c\/b\u003e Testosterone Makes You Angry and Estrogen Makes You Emotional\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 17:\u003c\/b\u003e Laws Support Trans People\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 4: HISTORY AND COMMUNITY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 18:\u003c\/b\u003e Trans People Have Existed Throughout Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 19:\u003c\/b\u003e Certain Cultures Universally Embrace Trans People\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 20:\u003c\/b\u003e Trans People and Feminists Don’t Get Along\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYTH 21:\u003c\/b\u003e The LGBTQ+ Community Is United\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eResources\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e“The writing is clear, honest, and sensitive to the transgender population...A timely and worthwhile purchase for libraries as well as middle- and high-school counseling offices, community centers, and places of worship.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This timely publication addresses much of the misinformation about the trans community that persists despite increasing media coverage both popular and serious. The authors scrupulously present the range of different positions on each issue addressed, so anyone hoping for easy cut-and-dried answers will be forced to think again. The book, which will enlighten both general and specialist readers, includes a full range of documentary references, conferences, organizations, and sources of funding for the cause.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Erickson-Schroth and Jacobs tackle misinformation head on, and by providing an explanation as to how and why this happens, they humanize the issue.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe San Antonio Current\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is an ideal book to dispel many pernicious myths that prevent otherwise well-intentioned people from fully understanding the trans experience.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This insightful and instructive primer clears up many common falsehoods about what it means to be trans or gender-nonconforming, without relying on dense political jargon or dry, specialized academic lingo. The book’s clear, direct language and compassionate, no-nonsense approach helps dispel the confusion and bigotry that often overshadows public perception of transgender issues. . . .Buy this book and share it with our whole family.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A breath of fresh air. This book provides, with equal measures of scholarship and humanity, thoughtful pushback against the most common misconceptions, misunderstandings, and just plain lies about trans people and the people who love them. A book for everyone, \u003ci\u003eYou’re in the Wrong Bathroom\u003c\/i\u003e will open hearts, change minds, and save lives.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of \u003ci\u003eShe’s Not There\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLong Black Veil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Amid all the misinformation about trans lives and people, this is a refreshingly accurate book that covers the most pernicious myths and also has the virtue of being written accessibly. Everyone from therapists and teachers to parents and young people will find the book invaluable.”\u003cbr\u003e—Carol Bernstein, former president of the American Psychiatric Association\u003cb\u003eLaura Erickson-Schroth\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, MA (New York, NY), is a psychiatrist working with LGBTQ people in New York City. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003eTrans Bodies, Trans Selves\u003c\/i\u003e, a resource guide written by and for transgender people. Find her at writerdoctor.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura A. Jacobs\u003c\/b\u003e, LCSW-R (New York, NY) is a trans and genderqueer-identified psychotherapist, writer, activist, and public speaker working with transgender and gender-nonconforming, LGBTQ+, and sexual\/gender diversity issues.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299972796645,"sku":"NP9780807033890","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807033890.jpg?v=1767744826","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/youre-in-the-wrong-bathroom-isbn-9780807033890","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}