Jamie Roberts (left) and Anneliese Singh (right)
Jamie Roberts and Anneliese Singh highlight a few of the many trans political leaders making change all over the world through a series of spotlights in this book.
Jamie Roberts (left) and Anneliese Singh (right)
As civil rights for trans people advance all over the world, the number of trans people elected to public office grows. Throughout the book, we’ll be spotlighting some of their accomplishments. These are stories of adversity, struggle, victory, and the expected and unexpected complications that come along with it. As trans people move from the margins of their societies to increased visibility and participation in civil life, these stories show that we often become sources of discussion and inspiration for our neighbors, as well as lightning rods for controversy.
This topic is important to us because any achievement made anywhere in the world for trans folks is an achievement for every trans person, who now has the knowledge that there are people like them in this world who are confidently, proudly, and courageously standing up for themselves and demanding their rights not only to exist but to thrive. Every breakthrough we can report, everyone who is given leadership, everyone who contributes to the culture, is pushing us forward to a future where our humanity and our place in society are givens. We believe there is wisdom to learn from the experiences of our fellow trans folk in other cultures that can inform our own struggles in our own context.