Transitional: In One Way or Another, We All Transition

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I think if they actually sat down with me and communicated in a respectful way instead of posting things about our community that are detrimental to the mental health, physical wellbeing and emotional wellbeing of trans people, they would see that trans people want what’s best for cisgender women, too.

However, I felt the writing wasn’t well done in parts, and couldn’t get past some of the issues with the writing itself. She has closed shows at the prestigious New York and London Fashion Weeks and more recently was asked to be a judge for the British Fashion Council Gamechangers Prize.It's in this era of the complete dehumanisation of trans people that Munroe Bergdorf’s debut book, Transitional, is needed more than ever. PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR:‘Bergdorf is proof that speaking up for what you believe in can provoke real change’ Vogue‘A phenomenon’ Owen Jones, Guardian‘A powerful and unstoppable new force . Transitional is a memoir and manifesto by Munroe Bergdorf, trans model and activist, exploring her childhood and growing up, finding love, sex, and fame, and living as a Black woman. The story of Munroe’s life is fascinating, often heartbreaking, and told beautifully, with such intimacy. It was the feeling of waking up, of accessing the confidence to be fully present, fearless and bold.

But we live in a society where the trans community is still treated as an inconvenience, an anomaly, an afterthought, an agenda or an issue. The trans experience, she said, is “thought of by a lot of people as this far-off idea that isn’t that relatable. Transitional comprises of six sections centered on particular themes, such as love, sexuality, gender, or race. I started this book knowing that I wouldn’t necessarily agree with the all the author’s views, but I feel that’s exactly why I should read it.When Teen Vogue wrote of Munroe Bergdorf “She’s a powerful and unstoppable force and the world should take notice” back in April 2018, they were right. At times, this train of thought is replaced by strong feelings and righteous anger, and is significantly affecting - however, at other times the aim of the book becomes slightly confused. Through the story of one woman's extraordinary mission to live with authenticity, Transitional shows us how to heal, how to build a stronger community and how to evolve as a society out of shame and into pride.

Whether it's growing up and coming of age, reacting to the things that happen to us, learning from our mistakes, dealing with trauma or finding love, we all evolve. Through the story of one woman’s extraordinary mission to live with authenticity, Transitional shows us how to heal, how to build a stronger community and how to evolve as a society out of shame and into pride. At the time I was living in Stratford, East London and still working in nightlife, but my modelling career was beginning to pick up pace.One group of society’s rights isn’t to the detriment of anybody else’s – equal rights are equal rights. This is crucial if we hope to create an environment where coming out is no longer expected or necessary, because we value difference rather than seeing it as something that warrants disclosure. Bergdorf relays the trials and tribulations of growing up uncomfortable with how society views who she should be in a way that is relatable to everyone, queer or otherwise. She has recently been appointed as Contributing Editor at British Vogue, and has contributed to publications including the Guardian, Evening Standard, Grazia, i-D, Elle, Teen Vogue and Paper Magazine. I would be pointed at and shouted at, spat at, told I shouldn’t be near kids, treated like a monster, but also I would be followed by men who knew that I was trans but who would objectify me in ways that were extremely sexual.