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tineke asked this question about Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out:

I work at a library, and we had a member of the public asking about this book. She claimed it had p*dophilic aspects & described child abuse -didn't state whether the abuse was being promoted or being described by a victim. After looking through a large number of reviews here, I couldn't find any mentions of the things that she brought up. Can anyone validate her claims? Or was she pulling at straws to be transphobic?

Signme Uplease "Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out is an explicit book which is being promoted in the youth sections of local libraries.

The book contains ex…more"Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out is an explicit book which is being promoted in the youth sections of local libraries.

The book contains explicit language, violent acts, and graphic descriptions of oral sex carried out by children as young as 6 years-old.

Written mostly in first-person, transgender people share their journeys without mentioning the illegal nature of their activities or the consequences of certain behaviours.

“From six up, I used to kiss other guys in my neighbourhood, make out with them, and perform oral sex on them. I liked it. I used to love oral. And I touched their you-know-whats. We were really young but that’s what we did.”

The account goes on to describe paedophiles masturbating. The author does not qualify that the acts were harmful or illegal.

Descriptions of violent behaviour include pushing over a pregnant teacher. The author writes, “I know it was wrong but….” – as if their anger were a justification for their actions." (less)

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