Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Before I Had the Words: On Being a Transgender Young Adult | 2017 | Skylar Kergil | Buy |
Skylar Kergil’s non-fiction work centers on his 2017 memoir Before I Had the Words: On Being a Transgender Young Adult. The book is an honest account of Kergil’s experience growing up transgender, from his early childhood through his college years.
Kergil writes in a straightforward, personal style that avoids clinical language. The memoir has been recommended by educators and LGBTQ+ organizations as an accessible introduction to transgender experiences, told from a first-person perspective.