Juno Dawson's books are always a must-read. This book is packed full of interesting and essential information about trans identities, while also being humorous and accessible. I've got a growing collection of Juno's books on the shelves in my school library, and they're always being borrowed! I love that there are so many books like this that could hopefully help people understand more about trans identities – whether that's for themselves, or if they just want to learn more to be a better ally.

Fantastic and essential book by Juno Dawson. I love Juno's novels, so I really enjoyed hearing her perspective about the complex things that can affect trans people.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a free advanced copy of this book to read and review.

This is just such an important book. I'm so lucky that I got a preview copy of this book and I've been recommending this to everyone I know. It's a book everyone should read especially if you want to learn more about trans issues. It's a real eye-opening book that I've read multiple times!

Highly recommend this book to everyone, it's informative but in a very accessible way for everyone that wants to know about Trans lives.

Juno is just such a wonderful human being. I’ve been a fan since the early days, still having my arc copy of her debut novel Hollow Pike. I will always be a fan and want to be a better ally and this book has opened my eyes to some of the things trans men and women have to go through just to be able to live their authentic lives. I love that it deals with serious topics but there is an air of humour within the book. Not taking itself too seriously. I don’t normally like non fiction books but I adored This Book Is Gay years ago and it helped with some areas of dealing with my sexuality and I want to do everything I can to help others and this has helped. I really hope that someone out there who may be questioning their gender will find comfort within this book and some help along the way.

If you want to learn how to be a better ally to the LGBTQIA+ community then I highly recommend this. Juno Dawson explains different queer identities, the correct pronouns to use and how to keep your mouth shut on asking personal questions that are none of your damn business.

I love that Juno has written a book that can be read by so many people, parents whose child is transgender, people who are queer and trying to understand their identity and just anyone who wants to learn more about queer identities so they can be a better ally. I went into this book feeling like I knew a lot about the correct terms to use and queer identities but I finish the book releasing that there was still so much that I didn’t know before reading this book.

This is also made even more perfect through Juno’s narrative of her own experience of being transgender and how it isn’t a choice but is just natural.

Something I always worry about is whether or not I say something that could offend someone. If I do, it is a genuine mistake and never intentional. However, with so many marginalised people in society it is such an easy thing to do. And here is why: there just isn't enough education out there. That is why I am so grateful for the non-fiction books that Juno Dawson has written. The Gender Games, Mind Your Head and This Book is Gay have widened my knowledge about topics that I don't have the lived experience of. It is the same with her fantastic new release What's the T?

We are seeing more and more people - young people - realising that they can be their true selves and that there is help available for them to achieve that - both medical help and help for their mental health when dealing with huge life changes. What's the T? is essential reading for anyone who works with children or teenagers for many reasons some basic ones being that they know what terms to use, what terminology is unacceptable and how to help and support someone who is questioning their gender.

In her inimitable no-nonesense style, Juno Dawson tells you straight how to be an ally and if you aren't being an ally then you really are just a weenie (a term I personally feel we need to bring back into fashion.

What's the T? by Juno Dawson is available now.

For more information regarding Juno Dawson (@junodawson) please visit www.junodawson.com.

For more information regarding Wren & Rook (@wrenandrookbook) please visit their Twitter page.

A hugely important and viral book, now more than ever with transphobia on the rise in the past 18 months.

I genuinely believe this book should be in every school library across the country.

What's the T? :The no-nonsense guide to all things trans and/or non-binary for teens is an informative and extremely accessible guide for teens although is something that all ages can learn from.

A really valuable book for young trans people for advice and support. I personally found it insightful and helpful as someone who works with young trans students in a secondary school setting and I’ll certainly ensure that we have copies available in the school library.

What's the T primarily explores, in engaging style, the numerous presentations of being a transgender individual in whatever 'gender divergent' identity you might align yourself with. Writing from personal experience, Dawson offers straightforward advice to curious teens (and their parents) in the hope of being able to answer the type of questions that she herself would have liked to know growing up . Methodically examining the different (and overlapping) groups who identify as Trans, Dawson presents an encyclopedia of facts and biographies of famous Transpeople alongside interviews to provide the reader with a rounded perspective.
At times the text can be a little repetitive but in many ways this aids to reinforce messages of support and advice, concluding with clear links to official help groups and support lines.
A no-nonsense approach to a subject matter that is little regarded by the wider Ciscommunity.

Aimed at readers aged 14+, this beautifully illustrated book is written with trans readers as the in-group, A brilliant book to explore what the T in LGBTQ+ means and also very reassuring as Dawson reinforces that then is no right or wrong way to be trans. An utterly brilliant book for cis and trans folk alike.

Open and accessible, this engaging book covers a broad range of issues relating to transgender and non-binary young people today. I liked the structure, which, as well as dealing with identity, family and friends, transition routes and where to get help and support, also includes positive and varied role models throughout the book whose different experiences provide insight and understanding to readers. Above all I thought it was frank and honest.

Unfortunately, trans 'issues' are a big thing at the moment. I say unfortunately because this isn't really that good a thing. Yes, some things are getting easier for trans people, but on a whole we're having to watch our rights, our legality, and our very existence debated, debased, and dissected on an almost daily basis. The Independent Press Standards Organisation has found that there has been an over 400% increase in articles talking about trans people in the last decade.

Sadly, most of this coverage comes from people who hold negative, and often incorrect and ill informed, views on the trans community. These articles, presented as thing pieces, often contain very open and obvious transphobia, and help to spread this by not challenging these lies, or featuring trans voices to oppose them. Just this month the BBC has stated that it doesn't feel it needs to include trans voices on programmes such as Newsnight to counter negative views on trans people.

Because of all of this negativity and the sheer amount of information out there it can be hard to know what to think, to know what information you should be listening to. And is especially daunting and scary for people just discovering their trans identity, and the families of those who come out as trans, especially young trans people. Luckily, Juno Dawson has presented a new book that aims to provide some clear info to help educate in these dark times.

What's The T? covers a wide variety of topics, all of which play a part in the trans experience. These range from things like realising that you're trans and what to do next, to the trials of dating and romance whilst trans, and even information and resources for parents and loved ones of trans people who want to be more supportive and accommodating.

With this being such a big, and often scary subject, it needs a very special kind of writing style to make it not seem overwhelming or overly complex; this is after all one of the more rare and varied things a person can go through, and no two trans people or their journeys are going to be exactly the same. Thankfully, Dawson manages to make the topic feel very easy to get a handle on, thanks in large part to her very conversational style of writing. Most of the time reading this book it felt like I was sitting down with Juno, simply talking to her. She made these big concepts and issues feel more manageable, and broke them down in ways that a complete layman would be able to grasp.

What's The T? isn't just filled with breakdowns of different medical treatments, or guides on how to navigate a world where it feels like most people hate you because of how you were born, it also has stories about trans people who have survived and thrived. This 'Transgender Hall of Fame' is scattered throughout the book, and features names that will be familiar, as well as people you've probably never heard of. It features writers, artists, filmmaker, politicians, and icons. These are the people who've put themselves in the spotlight, in the cross-hairs of transphobes and bigot, yet have succeeded and found happiness. These small stories show those people in the trans community who might be afraid of what the future could hold, or if they could even have a future, that they're just as capable of succeeding, and that anything is possible.

As someone who's been out as trans for almost a decade, who's gone through the long and arduous process of pursuing treatment and help on the NHS, who's been attacked in the street, fired from jobs, and abused online, yet managed to find a loving relationship, to have surrounded myself with friends and family who accept and love me for who I am I don't think this book is really for me. I knew most of what was in here before I read it, with only the exception of a few featured people of stats being new information to me, yet I still found it to be an amazing read. Because it's the kind of book I'd have loved to have read when I first realised I was trans.

For me, and so many thousands of other trans people, we've had to piece together information and advice from internet forums and chatroom's, from helpful people at LGBTQ+ centres, kind doctors, and trans elders as to what we could do, how we could navigate this world, and how we would survive. We didn't have something like this, but I am so grateful others will. I'm so happy that this book exists out in the world now, that it will be able to help trans people and their allies, and that it can help to combat the deluge of transphobia that's taking over the world; particularly my home country.

🌿BOOK REVIEW🌿

What’s The T? by Juno Dawson

TW// transphobia, bigotry, mental illness

This book explores what it is like to be growing up as transgender or a non-binary person in the current climate. Juno Dawson’s writing is witty, emotional and extremely frank! She covers issues like transitioning, gender and sexuality, identity, politics and the power of the media.

This book is targeted for young people and parents of young people to improve understanding of the challenges facing young trans and non-binary people. I went into this as a 22 year old medical student, thinking I had a pretty good understanding of these issues... oh I had barely scraped the surface!! The content in this book will stay with me throughout the rest of my career and has prompted me to reflect on how I can be a more inclusive practitioner.

I cycled through all the emotions reading this book as it was truly heartbreaking reading about the stigma and hate still targeted at minority groups in what is meant to be a developed, “progressive” country.

It also shows how dangerous the media can be in bulldozing these extremely emotive discussions and encouraging fear and hate from the public.

I cannot recommend this book enough, perfect for all ages looking at improving their understanding of trans and NB issues!!

🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼

I genuinely believe this book should be in every school library across the country.

This is a fantastic and informative book about gender identity. It's a must read for not only people questioning their gender, but also cisgender people.

There were a few formatting issues with my copy, but that didn't at all take away from my enjoyment.

One of those very few times where I went in thinking I knew about the subject matter bit was blown away by how much I didn't know! A stunning non fiction read that not only answer pretty much every question you may have but also offers support to young people as a reliable resource on what can be a very sensitive topic for some.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC. Seriously. THANK YOU.
As soon as I saw that Juno had a book coming called ‘What’s The T?’ I knew I needed it. I read ‘This Book Is Gay’ a while back and I enjoyed reading it so much. I was able to see myself in the pages as a bisexual, and that meant a lot. Not only that, but I learnt a hell of a lot too.

Now on to What’s The T? It’s important for me to say that I am a cis woman. I think it’s important to say that before getting in to my review, as I know many will be looking for Own Voices reviews and recommendations, and I want to make sure people can find what they are looking for in the reviews. :)

What’s the T? is a fantastic, educational and informative book. As a cis person, trans ally, and a friend to many incredible trans people, it was very important to me that I read this book.

I learnt a lot of things I didn’t know before, read about some things I already knew about, and was entertained whilst being educated the entire time. Juno has a wonderfully whimsical way of writing. She uses humour and a lightness in her writing that makes it joyful to read. You honestly forget you are being educated because reading this book feels very much like talking to a friend.

Being written by a trans woman, What’s The T? gives you REAL TALK. Juno talks about her own life, her own feelings, her own experiences. This was also such an uplifting and proud reading experience for me, as I have been a fan of Juno for a long time. I have been reading her books for a lot of years, and first discovered her before she came out as a trans woman and transitioned. It was so beautiful and inspiring to read Juno talk about how she feels as her true self, living her best life and gave me such a warm feeling inside.

What’s The T? includes advice on transitioning, family/friends/partners relationships, laws, quotes and stories from trans people throughout history right up to the present, information on the medical side of transitioning (like operations, medications and doctors appointments), just to name a few.

This book is written for anyone questioning their gender, anyone who is trans, anyone who is non-binary, anyone who is cis, ANYONE who wants to learn.

I have learnt so much from this book. So much I was surprised I didn’t know before. This book and books like it are so important, and integral to creating a world where transphobia doesn’t exist. If you are a cis person reading this review, please read this book. It’s our duty as decent human beings to create an acceptable and loving environment for everyone, no matter who they are and how they identify.

This is one of those books where I want everyone and their dog to read.

Funny, frank, chatty, engaging, and incredibly educational, Juno Dawson is the queer agony aunt every LGBTQ+ teen (or adult, or ally) needs. In this book she shares her journey and at the same time stands with - or walks alongside - anyone still making progress on their own. But this isn't just a book for trans people, it's for anyone interested in learning more about a subject that, for the relatively small section of queer folk it relates to, still makes a whole lot of headlines. Juno cuts through the 'concerns', and explains the queries and misunderstandings you might have read about with unflinching honesty and kindness. For those who are trans, non binary or learning more about their gender identity or gender expression, this book offers support, a history, a wealth of stories and unquestionable evidence that they are never alone.

As Juno says: 'There are infinite ways to be trans, and they are all equally valid.'

People who aren't transgender can all too often be found writing about, opining on and even making laws limiting the lives of those who are - take it from someone who actually is, for once. This is the T.