I Am Jazz: an amazing book for trans kids
Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings recently published a book for trans kids titled, I Am Jazz. The beautifully illustrated story is based on the real-life experiences of Jazz. Laverne Cox said that the book is an “essential tool for parents and teachers” and that “I wish I had had a book like this when I was a kid struggling with gender identity questions.” Cover: I Am Jazz I had an opportunity to both review the book and interview one of the book’s authors. Cristan Williams: How did you become involved in this project? Jessica Herthel: I’m the parent of three little girls. I’m heterosexual, cisgender and none of my children are trans. I consider myself to be a devout ally to the LGBT community and it was important to me and my husband that our children be allies as well. It wasn’t until my children began going to school that
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Community significance
“I Am Jazz: an amazing book for trans kids” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to education and youth, while also engaging family and relationships. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.
Historical significance
As a publication record from 2014 at Transadvocate.com, “I Am Jazz: an amazing book for trans kids” provides dated evidence of how education and youth was being argued in relation to family and relationships. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.
Policy significance
“I Am Jazz: an amazing book for trans kids” discusses institutions, law, or governance in connection with education and youth. Even without a dominant policy classification, the article may help researchers identify practical consequences for family and relationships.
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Themes
- 1Education and youthTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life100%
- 2Family and relationshipsTheme family: Identity, culture, and community44%
- 3Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community40%
- 4Community and organizingTheme family: Identity, culture, and community19%
- 5Culture, identity, and representationTheme family: Identity, culture, and community19%
- 6Science, evidence, and expertiseTheme family: Knowledge, history, and communication15%
Academic framing
- 1100%
- 233%
Editorial function
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How “Education and youth” appears across the Collective corpus
This article appeared 1 year(s) after the theme’s highest annual presence in the registered corpus in 2013.
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Peak year indexed to 100Presence by member publication
Frequently co-occurring concepts
- Transgender identity and history308
- Community and organizing177
- Law and civil rights151
- Healthcare and medicine103
- Culture, identity, and representation97
- Media, rhetoric, and discourse93
- Violence, safety, and dehumanization93
- Family and relationships91
- Science, evidence, and expertise80
- History, archives, and memory78
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4 source-held references record early links or citations; the documented sources span 4 distinct domains. The dated evidence currently spans 2015–2017. These observations describe circulation and reuse; they do not assign cultural worth or evaluate the communities, arguments, or people discussed.
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Author profiles and related researchers
Related authors in the Collective corpus
Cristan Williams
Connected through 2 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Guest
Connected through 1 citation link between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Rani Baker
Connected through 1 citation link between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Kelley Winters
Connected through 1 citation link between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Admin
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Marian
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Related authors are calculated from co-authorship, shared themes and framings, and citation relationships in the registered corpus. This does not imply a personal or institutional association.
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