About a girl : a mother's powerful story of raising her transgender child

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About a girl : a mother's powerful story of raising her transgender child

Title remainder

a mother's powerful story of raising her transgender child

Statement of responsibility

Rebekah Robertson with a foreword by Georgie Stone

Title variation

About a girl

Title variation remainder

a mothers powerful story of raising her transgender child

Creator

• trueRobertson, Rebekah

Contributor

• Stone, Georgie

Author

• trueRobertson, Rebekah

Subject

• trueChild rearing
• trueFamilies
• trueGender identity
• Gender nonconformity -- Australia -- Biography
• trueGender-nonconforming people
• trueGrowing up
• trueLGBTQIA rights
• trueLaw reform
• trueMother and child
• Mother and child -- Australia
• trueParents of transgender children
• Parents of transgender children -- Australia -- Biography
• Robertson, Rebekah
• Robertson, Rebekah -- Family
• Sexual minorities -- Australia
• trueSocial acceptance
• trueSocial advocacy
• Stone, Georgie
• Stone, Georgie -- Family
• trueTransgender children
• Transgender children -- Family relationships -- Australia
• Transgender people -- Australia -- Biography
• trueTransgender persons
• Transgender youth -- Australia -- Biography
• trueTransitioning (Gender identity)
• trueAustralia
• Autobiographies

Genre

• trueBiography
• Autobiographies

Language

eng

Summary

Rebekah Robertson's extraordinary personal story of raising her transgender child, Georgie Stone, who has become a voice not just for other transgender kids but for a whole generation. As public awareness of transgender issues increases, this is the inside story from the mother of one of the brightest young stars of the Australian transgender movement. Tender and full of compassion, ABOUT A GIRL is a story of acceptance and the power of a mother's love. In 2000, Rebekah Robertson gave birth to twin boys, George and Harry. But by the age of three it was clear Georgie was drawn to anything that was pretty or had a skirt that could swirl. Before long Georgie began to insist that she was a girl and became distressed that she had to hide who she really was when she started school. Soon the bullying started and she would come home in floods of tears, begging her mother to help her. Rebekah and her husband Greg, conflicted at first about how to proceed, united in their determination to help her live freely and fearlessly. To ensure Georgie had access to medical support before she hit puberty, they sought permission for her to begin puberty-blocking medication. Their case, Re: Jamie, was the start of the long road to justice for transgender children in Australia and became the basis of the 2018 landmark decision to remove the Family Court's jurisdiction. Georgie would go on to become one of the brightest stars of the Australian youth leadership landscape through her advocacy work. And Rebekah would found Transcend, a support network for transgender kids and their families in Australia. ABOUT A GIRL is a thought-provoking and profoundly moving true story. Above all, it is a celebration of family and diversity

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Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

ANL

Dewey number

306.768

Illustrations

portraits

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult