My Life In Transition - A Super Late Bloomer Collection
Andrews McMeel, 2021
My Life in Transition is a story that’s not often told about trans lives: what happens after the early days of transition. Both deeply personal and widely relatable, this collection illustrates six months of Julia's life as an out trans woman—about the beauty and pain of love and heartbreak, struggling to find support from bio family and the importance of chosen family, moments of dysphoria and being misgendered, learning to lean on friends in times of need, and finding peace in the fact that life keeps moving forward.
After the nerve-wracking, anxiety-ridden early transition period has ended and the hormones have done their thing, this book shows how you can be trans and not just exist in society. You can be trans and have a successful future. You can be trans and have a normal life full of ups and downs. In our current political and social climate, this hopeful, accessible narrative about trans lives is both entertaining and vital.
“Kaye (Super Late Bloomer) continues her candid journal comics series with an intimate look at her life as a trans woman post-coming out... “We’re just people with the same wants and needs as anyone else,” writes Kaye. By conveying simply that, this collection is a success, illuminating the reality of everyday trans life.”
“In sharing a deeply personal journey, Kaye underscores that transitioning is “an ongoing, lifelong process of embracing change.” Her story will resonate with comics fans, especially those who are transitioning or care about someone who is.”