Joanne Herman publishes new book: Transgender Explained For Those Who Are Not

Joanne Herman has been a key figure for alot of us in the transgender community. I actually met her at the Fenway Women’s Dinner in 2009. She did one of the bravest things I think I’ve ever seen anyone do: she outed herself in front of like, 1000 women. She probably knew 200 of them but the other 800? I doubt it! But they know her now. Her act was selfless in that she was trying to underscore to the attendees that we do exist. Then she promptly greeted me and some other friends and implored us to get involved and to not sit on the sidelines. Pretty powerful stuff.

So, I follow Ms. Herman on Twitter and what pops up but that she’s writing a book. And now it’s published and I thought all our wonderful readers would like to know.

Entitled, “Transgender Explained For Those Who Are Not“, here’s a bit about the book from the publisher:

Joanne Herman, a transgender woman who read everything in sight to understand her own gender incongruity, has been helping others with her non-complicated explanations of transgender for almost a decade. Now she has written down her explanations for all to read in Transgender Explained For Those Who Are Not. Organized by topic into short, easy-to-read chapters, Transgender Explained is perfect for parents, relatives, colleagues, friends, allies and even journalists who want to quickly get up to speed on what it means to be transgender.

Joanne claims the book contains many of the excellent essays from her equally excellent web site, http://www.joanneherman.com/ She’s a good writer, a smart businesswoman and a courageous sister. You can pick up a copy of her book at her publisher’s site Authorhouse; Transgender Explained For Those Who Are Not