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The landmark manifesto from the pioneering activist and model
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LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE FIRST BOOK AWARD 2024 COUNTRY AND TOWN HOUSE'S BEST LGBTQ+ BOOKS OF 2024 WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: POLITICS We all transition. It's what binds us, not what separates us. Be it through moving from childhood to adolescence, our sexuality, our... Read More
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LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE FIRST BOOK AWARD 2024
COUNTRY AND TOWN HOUSE'S BEST LGBTQ+ BOOKS OF 2024
WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: POLITICS

We all transition. It's what binds us, not what separates us. Be it through moving from childhood to adolescence, our sexuality, our gender, in our relationship with love, our racial identity, or individual purpose, every aspect of our lives is in transition; and if we can apply transitional thinking to our lives, we can begin to deconstruct both the internal barriers within ourselves and the external barriers between each other.

In this life-affirming, heartfelt and intimate book, activist, documentary filmmaker and model Munroe Bergdorf shares reflections from her own life to illustrate how transitioning is an essential part of all our lives.

Through the story of one woman’s extraordinary mission to live with authenticity, Transitional shows us how to heal, how to build a stronger community and evolve, from a place of shame to a place of pride.

Ultimately, this book will teach us how transitioning benefits us all, both as individuals and in order to create a global consciousness, and how leaning into transition can help us move closer to a place of honesty and empathy in our lives.

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'Riveting' β€” Elizabeth Day
'Wise, articulate and real.' β€” Attitude
'A powerful rallying cry from an influential voice.' β€” Cosmopolitan

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526630322

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 May 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 167g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Munroe Bergdorf is an activist, writer and model. She has spoken on international panels from Oxford to Princeton University and contributed to publications including the Guardian, Evening Standard, Grazia, i-D, British Vogue, Elle, Teen Vogue and Paper magazine. In 2019, she was awarded an honorary doctorate for her contributions campaigning for transgender rights by the University of Brighton, and was recently appointed a National Advocate for UN Women UK. Her first film, What Makes a Woman, premiered on Channel 4 in 2018. @MunroeBergdorf

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