f2m:the boy within

Authors: Hazel Edwards. Co-writer New Zealand-based Ryan Kennedy.
Publisher: Ford Street Publishing
ISBN: 9781876462901
Pub Date: February 2010
Price: AUD$19.95
Category: Young Adult Fiction
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Google 'f2m;the boy within' and you’ll find lots of guest blogs.

All adolescents face the quest for identity, but gender change complicates 'coming of age'. A seriously BIG decision and yet a fact that sometimes the person inside and outside do not match. School-leaver Skye plays guitar in her all-girl 'Chronic Cramps" band. Making her name in the punk scene is easier than FTM (female to male) transitioning: from Skye to Finn, from girl to man. Gran's loved sibling Al was also Alberta. Trans gender identity is more than injections and surgery, it's about acceptance. Tips from the ftm online support group & counselling help. Going public, Finn sings ftm lyrics on TV., But Finn also has to face the ex-school bullies at the reunion.

With help from bemused mates and family who don't want to lose a daughter, but who love their teenager, Finn is transitioning.

'Compassionate, candid and funny 'coming of age' via punk music and family history genetic clues'

International first: female to male gender transition YA fiction
NOT autobiographical
ftm means female to male
f2m is our title for creative collaboration since the on-line process of this internationally significant novel via 40 drafts and 18 months is as relevant as the topical content.

Family friends, Hazel has known 34 year old Ryan since he was an 11 year old girl. His first book, Hazel's 200th.

Co-author

New Zealand-based Ryan Kennedy lived as female until his transition to male at 27. Ryan works in IT and is a passionate environmentalist and musician

F2m:the boy within Extract

Tick the box. M or F.
Male or Female are the only options 'ordinary' people know about. M for Male. F for Female.
You're one or the other. But what if you're not?
Like me. As I'm finding out...

Online Links for 'f2m:the boy within'

Co-author websites

www.ryanscottkennedy.com

Launch

Sunday 14 February: 2pm for 2:30pm,
Richmond Library, 415 Church Street, Richmond, Victoria
Queries: Lindy Dadd on (03) 9426 5688 or Paul Collins: (03) 9481 1120
RSVP by 10 February: info@fordstreetpublishing.com

(Ryan will be flying in from NZ. In Melb only Friday12th-Mon15th Feb for launch interviews)

Interviews

ABC Life Matters (pre-record Friday 12th 11am)