Rethinking Normal

In her unique, generous, and affecting voice, nineteen year old Katie Hill shares her personal journey of undergoing gender reassignment.Have you ever worried that you d never be able to live up to your parents expectations Have you ever imagined that life would be better if you were just invisible Have you ever thought you would do anything anything to make the teasing stop Katie Hill had and it nearly tore her apart.Katie never felt comfortable in her own skin She realized very young that a serious mistake had been made she was a girl who had been born in the body of a boy Suffocating under her peers bullying and the mounting pressure to be normal, Katie tried to take her life at the age of eight years old After several other failed attempts, she finally understood that Katie the girl trapped within her was determined to live.In this first person account, Katie reflects on her pain filled childhood and the events leading up to the life changing decision to undergo gender reassignment as a teenager She reveals the unique challenges she faced while unlearning how to be a boy and shares what it was like to navigate the dating world and experience heartbreak for the first time in a body that matched her gender identity Told in an unwaveringly honest voice, Rethinking Normal is a coming of age story about transcending physical appearances and redefining the parameters of normalcy to embody one s true self. New Download Rethinking Normal Author Katie Rain Hill For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I am by no means a trans expert, but I ve read my share of trans focused literature and academic studies I think Katie does a great job of making the info accessible to younger readers the target audience She is informative and factual while still acknowledging her own biases and the incredible diversity of opinions and experiences That said I think she could have done a better job giving a nod to those who aren t white and attractive and privileged the folks who struggle with discriminat I am by no means a trans expert, but I ve read my share of trans focused literature and academic studies I think Katie does a great job of making the info accessible to younger readers the target audience She is informative and factual while still acknowledging her own biases and the incredible diversity of opinions and experiences That said I think she could have done a better job giving a nod to those who aren t white and attractive and privileged the folks who ...I should be sleeping, but Katie s story was just too compelling to put down She s a wonderful, strong, inspiring young woman, and I look forward to her continued advocacy for ALL people I haven t seen her TV shows specials, and I don t think I want to, the book is enough for me I m so glad that this book is out there for young people to read, but I also think adults can learn a lot from her open and honest introspection about her transition and her teen years in general If you re confused as I should be sleeping, but Katie s story was just too compelling to put down She s a wonderful, strong, inspiring young woman, and I look forward to her continued advocacy for ALL people I haven t seen her TV shows specials, and I don t think I want to, the book is enough for me I m so glad that this book is out there for young people to read, but I also think adults can learn a lot from her open and honest introspection about her transition and her teen years in general If you re confused as to why Bruce Jenner suddenly decided to become Caitlyn or why there s such...Being aware of both Katie Hill and Arin Andrews, I ve seen their stories being portrayed in the media and in a variety of magazine publications so it made me curious to read both their personal bios as transgender teens I ve read Arin s book Some Assembly Required and enjoyed it and offered it to customers who are dealing with their own children coming out as trans and to have another perspective from someone who is MTF, I thought that this would be another resource to use Sadly, Katie s book Being aware of both Katie Hill and Arin Andrews, I ve seen their stories being portrayed in the media and in a variety of magazine publications so it made me curious to read both their personal bios as transgender teens I ve read Arin s book Some Assembly Required and enjoyed it and offered it to customers who are dealing with their own children coming out as trans and to have another perspective from someone who is MTF, I thought that this would be another resource to use Sadly, Katie s book does not hold the same standard of substance compared to Arin s.Don t get me wrong Certainly, Kati...Read as digital arc.Initial impression Katie s a badass and Whoa, girl, calm down In the prologue, Katie came on very strong, but she eventually won me over with references to Naruto and Pigfarts.I have a 5 star biography policy, where as long as your story is real, interesting and makes a fair amount of sense, it should be five stars I will say that, organization wise, I appreciated that I read Arin s book first Katie jumps around a bit and isn t as detail orient Read as digital arc.Initial impression Katie s a badass and Whoa, girl, calm down In the prologue, Katie came on very strong, but she eventually won me over with references to Naruto and Pigfarts.I have a 5 star biography policy, where as long as your story is real, interesting and makes a fair amount of sense, it should be five stars I will say that, organization wise, I appreciated that I read Arin s book first Katie jumps around a bit and isn t as detail oriented I didn t feel as present in the moment with her It was nice to already have a timeline in mind, so I had a littleinformation to work with.Ultimately, Katie was very relatable She works hard for what she believes in, she gets tangled up in word choice controversy, and she has a fair amount of relationship drama to share with the rest of us I was first introduced to her through Inside Edition and, although I totally shipped she and Arin and thought they were the cutest thing ever I can t fault her for the way ...Katie Rain Hill is a young college student recounting her experiences as a young trans woman attempting to be an activist in Bible belt Oklahoma Hill initially gained widespread public attention because of her publicized relationship with her ex boyfriend, Arin Andrews, because it was a relationship between a trans woman Katie and a trans man Arin.Originally Hill and Andrews were supposed to write a combined memoir about their relationship, but after their breakup they ended up Katie Rain Hill is a young college student recounting her experiences as a young trans woman attempting to be an activist in Bible belt Oklahoma Hill initially gained widespread public attention because of her publicized relationship with her ex boyfriend, Arin Andrews, because it was a relationship between a trans woman Katie and a trans man Arin.Originally Hill and Andrews were supposed to write a combined memoir about their relationship, but after their breakup they ended up both writing their own memoirs with the assistance of different ghost writers Hill wrote Rethi...I really enjoyed reading both Katie s and Arin s books I have never had a transgendered friend At least as far as I know before and so I was very interested in reading their books and finding outabout transgendered people and how they felt I am so very glad I read this I really do feel like reading these two books has helped me to understand people better First, I am so sorry for the hell that Katie went through both at school and at home School was hell for me until my Junior and I really enjoyed reading both Katie s and Arin s books I have never had a transgendered friend At least as far as I know before and so I was very interested in reading their books and finding outabout transgendered people and how they felt I am so very glad I read this I really do feel like reading these two books has helped me to understand people better First, I am so sorry for the hell that Katie went through both at school and at home School was hell for me until my Junior and Senior years because I have always been overweight and battled my weight problem and through that I was always picked on by other people by being called Good year blimp and so many other horrible things and they would come up and grab me around the pec area saying things like Nice boobs and things Even though it s suppose to be sticks and stones it doesn t matter because it sure as hell hurts you no matter what So when she was talking about being picked on both before and during transitioning and ...I m trying not to compare Katie s book to Arin s, which is basically impossible, but it feels unfair to compare them I ll do my best Katie s writing is OK she s engaging and personable, and she structured the book well Her memoir jumps around time wise for a bit and I enjoyed that she didn t start straight from the beginning I think part of this tactic is to give readers a sense of hope as they read the bad parts, so that they can remember that things turn out OK Katie s life ha I m trying not to compare Katie s book to Arin s, which is basically impossible, but it feels unfair to compare them I ll do my best Katie s writing is OK she s engaging and personable, and she structured the book well Her memoir jumps around time wise for a bit and I enjoyed that she didn t start straight from the beginning I think part of this tactic is to give readers a sense of hope as they read the bad parts, so that they can remember that things turn out OK Katie s life has not been a cakewalk and she s lost a lot of friends and gone through a lot of familial strife She makes it very clear that she wants to be an advocate and use her story and voice to help young, transgender people, and basically outlines her ...I remember seeing Katie on facebook, with Arin her then boyfriend A trans couple to inspire all, or some such stuff The part of this book I enjoyed the most was when Katie discusses the flaws with how the media treated hers and Arin s story Focussing on the relationship wasn t the goal either of them had in mind when they began being advocates, but media does as media does and turned it into that It s something that still needs to be adjusted and I thought it was interesting to see the inner I remember seeing Katie on facebook, with Arin her then boyfriend A trans couple to inspire all, or some such stuff The part of this book I enjoyed the most was when Katie discusses the flaws with how the media treated hers and Arin s story Focussing on the relationship wasn t the goal either of them had in mind when they began being advocates, but media does as media does and turned it into that It s something that still needs to be adjusted and I thought it was interesting to see the inner workings of the person on the other end of the camera, why they would go along with media appearances that weren t necessarily helpful due to focussing on all the wrong things.All in all, I m giving this four stars for its value as an educational and mind opening tool I definitely recommend it to people wanting to learn about transgender youth kids, and for transgender youth themselve...A self involved, badly written Live Journal entry masquerading as a book Get a ghostwriter And some self awareness.

• 08 December 2018
Katie Rain Hill
• Hardcover
• 272 pages
• 1481418238
• Katie Rain Hill
• Rethinking Normal