The Gender Garden

This book is a collection of writing by transgender, non-binary, and intersex people. It is the result of the Transgender Lives Project, which was delivered by LGBT Health and Wellbeing with funding from the Scottish Government. The project aimed to bring together a diverse ranges of voices in a creative and inclusive way—and the result is the book you hold. Submissions were generated through a series of facilitated workshops held in Aberdeen, Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow. A submissions call went out across Scotland, and some of the contributors met with the designer to collaborate on the final book.

Whether you are transgender, non-binary or intersex; questioning your gender identity; a professional looking to gain a better understanding; a friend, family member or ally who would like to learn more about how to be supportive; or just someone who appreciates the diversity of people’s stories—this book is for you.

We wanted to bring together these stories to illustrate some of the diverse lives of individuals who identify as transgender in Scotland today. The Gender Garden is a resource to help people with different life experiences to understand more about what it’s like to be transgender, non-binary or intersex; it is also a source of support and solidarity for people within the community—from those who came out a long time ago to people who are just starting to ask questions about their gender.

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