Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition

Posted on 15 March 2019 by Julia Kaye

A highly personal collection documenting the early months of artist Julia Kaye s gender transition Instead of a traditional written diary, Julia Kaye has always turned to art as a means of self reflection So when she began her gender transition in 2016, she decided to use her popular webcomic, Up and Out, to process her journey and help others with similar struggles realize they weren t alone Julia s poignant, relatable comics honestly depict her personal ups and downs while dealing with the various issues involved in transitioning from struggling with self acceptance and challenging societal expectations, to moments of self love and joy Super Late Bloomer both educates and inspires, as Julia faces her difficulties head on and commits to being wholly, authentically who she was always meant to be. Download Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition – kino-fada.fr Heartfelt and hopeful I loved it.This is a very personal, very cut to the bone series of strips about transitioning from male to female, along with all the good and bad days that go along with it Julia is writing an autobiographical strip, and does not hold back anything When she sees herself as still looking like a man, she mentions it When she thinks that everyone is looking at her because they think she is a man in drag, she writes about it.It is not easy reading these It makes you want to be able to reach out and hug This is a very personal, very cut to the bone series of strips about transitioning from male to female, along with all the good and bad days that go along with it Julia is writing an autobiographical strip, and does not hold back anything When she sees herself as still looking like a man, she mentions it When she thinks that everyone is looking at her because they think she is a man in drag, she writes about it.It is not easy reading these It makes you want to be able to reach out and hug her, an...This is an affecting daily chronicle of the first few months of one transgender woman s transition It s an unvarnished glimpse into the daily triumphs and tragedies of becoming who one is meant to be Highly recommended to folks who want to better understand transg...These comic strips depict the the ups and downs, triumphs and setbacks of the author s transitioning from having been born a woman in a male body to making her outside match her inside.While I realize that the individual as well as collective experiences of trans women are theirs alone and incomparable I must admit that I could relate to several of the issues brought up in this book from experiences that were of course different and yet the same on an emotional level Whereas I luckily don t These comic strips depict the the ups and downs, triumphs and setbacks of the author s transitioning from having been born a woman in a male body to making her outside match her inside.While I realize that the individual as well as collective experiences of trans women are theirs alone and incomparable I must admit that I could relate to several of the issues brought up in this book from experiences that were of course different and yet the same on an emotional level Whereas I luckily don t have to handle being misgendered on a daily basis, I c...This is a nice collection of brief, autobiographical comics documenting Julia Kaye s thoughts and feelings as she transitions to living full time as a woman Some of the comics are happy and hopeful, while others deal with thecomplicated feelings around transitioning and passing or not passing as female and a small subplot addresses the hurt she feels when a family member pretends to be okay with the transition and then proceeds to shut her out almost completely It s a great This is a nice collection of brief, autobiographical comics documenting Julia Kaye s thoughts and feelings as she transitions to living full time as a woman Some of the comics are happy and hopeful, while others deal with thecomplicated feelings around transitioning and passing or not passing as female and a small subplot addresses the hurt she feels when a family member pretends to be okay with the transition and then proceeds to shut her out almost complet...Take keen insight into the emotional rollercoaster of gender transition, mix with humor and grace, and you have a pretty amazing book.Really lovely Straightforward, deceptively simple all in the same 3 panel structure and honest A great combination of being truthful about the hard things and hopeful.A touching non fiction graphic novel comic book about the day to day realities of a recently out trans woman I found this to be emotional yet beautifully written This will help so many transgenders realize that they re not alone in how they re feeling Its hard at first, but it will get better This is such an important book, and I hope it gets the recognition it deserves Beautiful A huge thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a digital copy of this book in exchange for an A touching non fiction graphic novel comic book about the day to day realities of a recently out trans woman I found this to be emotional yet beautifully written This will help so many transgenders real...As the cover promises, this is a diary in comics form about Julia s transition from male to female She did one cartoon per day The book is reallyabout the mental transition than the physical Despite the physical changes, looking in the mirror and seeing a woman isn t as easy as it sounds There s a lifetime of condi...You can feel how open, real, and raw the author was when creating these comics She has such a beautiful story and this little collection should getattention because of it Super Late Bloomer My Early Days in Transition is equal parts enlightening, hopeful, and encouraging I m so glad that Kaye decided to share her story It ...

Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition

15 March 2019

Julia Kaye