""You're in the Wrong Bathroom!"": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People

This insightful and instructive primer debunks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about transgender issues--buy this book and share it with [your] whole family (Bust) From Laverne Cox and Caitlyn Jenner to Thomas Beatie (the pregnant man) and transgender youth, coverage of trans lives has been exploding--yet so much misinformation persists. Bringing together the medical, social, psychological, and political aspects of being trans in the United States today, You're in the Wrong Bathroom! unpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about transgender and gender-nonconforming people. Authors Laura Erickson-Schroth, MD, a psychiatrist, and Laura A. Jacobs, LCSW-R, a psychotherapist, address a range of fallacies: - Trans People Are Trapped in the Wrong Body - You're Not Really Trans If You Haven't Had the Surgery - Trans People Are a Danger to Others, Especially Children - Trans People Are Mentally Ill and Therapy Can Change Them - Trans People and Feminists Don't Get Along