Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

Posted on 05 November 2018 by Janet Mock

In 2011, Marie Claire magazine published a profile of Janet Mock in which she stepped forward for the first time as a trans woman Those twenty three hundred words were life altering for the People.com editor, turning her into an influential and outspoken public figure and a desperately needed voice for an often voiceless community In these pages, she offers a bold and inspiring perspective on being young, multicultural, economically challenged, and transgender in America Welcomed into the world as her parents firstborn son, Mock decided early on that she would be her own person no matter what She struggled as the smart, determined child in a deeply loving yet ill equipped family that lacked the money, education, and resources necessary to help her thrive Mock navigated her way through her teen years without parental guidance, but luckily, with the support of a few close friends and mentors, she emerged much stronger, ready to take on and maybe even change the world This powerful memoir follows Mock s quest for identity, from an early, unwavering conviction about her gender to a turbulent adolescence in Honolulu that saw her transitioning during the tender years of high school, self medicating with hormones at fifteen, and flying across the world alone for sex reassignment surgery at just eighteen With unflinching honesty, Mock uses her own experience to impart vital insight about the unique challenges and vulnerabilities of trans youth and brave girls like herself Despite the hurdles, Mock received a scholarship to college and moved to New York City, where she earned a master s degree, enjoyed the success of an enviable career, and told no one about her past She remained deeply guarded until she fell for a man who called her the woman of his dreams Love fortified her with the strength to finally tell her story, enabling her to embody the undeniable power of testimony and become a fierce advocate for a marginalized and misunderstood community A profound statement of affirmation from a courageous woman, Redefining Realness provides a whole new outlook on what it means to be a woman today, and shows as never before how to be authentic, unapologetic, and wholly yourself. Read Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More Author Janet Mock – kino-fada.fr I m not the biggest fan of memoirs per se, and many trans memoirs are pretty dry, redundant, and focused on white trans men I even am a white trans man but most of them exhausted me I transitioned about 14 years ago, have worked around the queer community for nearly 20 years, and have recently felt a bit jaded and exhausted by the work But in the past year, Janet Mock has really exploded into the cultural landscape and I couldn t begrateful for the passion, kindness, and strength she I m not the biggest fan of memoirs per se, and many trans memoirs are pretty dry, redundant, and focused on white trans men I even am a white trans man but most of them exhausted me I transitioned about 14 years ago, have worked around the queer community for nearly 20 years, and have recently felt a bit jaded and exhausted by the work But in the past year, Janet Mock has really exploded into the cultural landscape and I couldn t begrateful for the passion, kindness, and strength she s brought to the conversation I ve been following her on twitter and was excited for the release of her memoir I knew she was a talented writer so it wouldn t be hard to read,...I ve been interested in Redefining Realness My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love So Much More by Janet Mock for quite some time, so much so that I bought the book in paperback a rare thing for me I was hoping that the book would blow me away, and it truly did I consider myself well educated on trans issues, though obviously I m approaching them from an outside perspective I ve read at nearly three dozen books with transgender main characters, fiction ...A beautifully written, achingly honest story of one woman s struggle to understand, achieve, and own her truth.Janet Mock, I salute your courage and your honesty Thank you for writing this I hope your story reaches Trans people and especially Trans women everywhere.Note It has been three years since I read and reviewed this book Re reading my review and the comments now, I think there are a couple points where I was bit too relentlessly critical, even a bit petty For the most part I still hold my disagreements and opposition But for context, I would like to add that at time of reading, I was homeless And the best thing people could offer me were useless transgender memoirs, rather than something practical to me like money and safe housing Part of my Note It has been three years since I read and reviewed this book Re reading my review and the comments now, I think there are a couple points where I was bit too relentlessly critical, even a bit petty For the most part I still hold my disagreements and opposition But for context, I would like to add that at time of reading, I was homeless And the best thing people could offer me were useless transgender memoirs, rather than something practical to me like money and safe housing Part of my criticism is influenced by this, and yet my viewpoint is no less valid as a criticism of misdirected narr...I ve been interested in this book ever since hearing Janet Mock talk on The Colbert Report segment here I loved her willingness to laugh at herself, her attempts to focus the disconcerting Colbert, her willingness to articulate identity issues on a show that specializes in sarcasm Only in her late twenties, she s written the story of her process of gender identity to date in Redefining Realness, an autobiography that is occasionally as telling for w...This would actually make a great introductory book if you want to learnabout trans issues or want to give it to someone you know Mock is careful to explain concepts and doesn t assume the reader is familiar with vocabulary or basic premises It s also, of course, well writt...ind this and other Reviews at In Tori LexWe can all benefit from educating ourselvesabout what it means to a Trans person in our society Janet details her evolution from being a boy who knows she s a girl, to living in her truth and learning what that is It was really jarring to imagine having to hide facets of your personality, because society doesn t believe you should have them The violence that is committed against Trans people shows the high intolerance our society has for differen ind this and other Reviews at In Tori LexWe can all benefit from educating ourselvesabout what it means to a Trans person in our society Janet details her evolution from being a boy who knows she s a girl, to living in her truth and learning w...Fantastic memoir of a woman who was confident in her gender identity from a young age but struggled with family dysfunction, poverty, gender dysphoria and racism Am absolutely brilliant study of trans living in the United States ...It was great getting to know someone I admire so much on a deeper level An incredibly raw story of finding one s own most authentic self.Read this book It tells about Janet Mock s journey to self acceptance and womanhood The way her family learned to cope She realized she was different from an early age Her family tried to stop her from being feminine, especially her father She tried to repress it to be the perfect son, but it didn t work.Soon she was able to get hormones and get closer to who she really is It s interesting to finally see a book from a transgender perspective instead of a parent or a sibling bemoaning the l Read this book It tells about Janet Mock s journey to self acceptance and womanhood The way her family learned to cope She realized ...

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

English
05 November 2018

Janet Mock