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Beyond Magenta
''Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out'' is a 2014 book written by American author Susan Kuklin. For the book, Kuklin met and interviewed six Transgender youth, transgender or Non-binary gender, gender-neutral young adults, describing their sense of identity before, during, and after Gender transitioning, transitioning. ''Beyond Magenta'' has received many awards. Despite its reception, the book was on the Top 10 List of most commonly challenged books in the United States, Most Challenged Books lists for 2015 and 2019. Background After writing ''No Choirboy'', a book about incarcerated teens, Kuklin wondered what it might feel like to be imprisoned inside your own body, which led her to thinking about transgender individuals. From here, Kuklin reached out to the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in Manhattan, "which primarily serves New York's LGBT community and has a teen health outreach program." There, Kuklin connected with five transgender youth who became the cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Kuklin
Susan Kuklin (born 1941) is an American photographer and award-winning writer. Kuklin was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, then studied theater at New York University and the Herbert Berghof School. After graduate school at NYU, Kuklin began studying photography. Career Her nonfiction works frequently cover controversial topics (e.g., AIDS, poverty, and transgender youth), and often blend photography with writing. ''Beyond Magenta'' has been the center of controversy because some considered it anti-family; it included offensive language, homosexuality, sex education, and political and religious viewpoints; and it was unsuited for age group. Librarians also noted that they wanted to "remove he bookfrom collection to ward off complaints." According to the American Library Association, it was the 27th most banned and challenged book in the United States between 2010 and 2019. Furthermore, it was one of the top ten most challenged books in 2019 (2) and 2015 (4). Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |