Kate Downey – författare

This book is an educational resource for parents, teachers and adults to read to young children about trans and gender diverse people. It is a story about Lucy Star at age 7 who just wants to be who she really is - a girl. Lucy was born with a body that looked like a boy but she knows she is a girl. She always said Mummy I dont feel like a boy. Lucy starts primary school as a boy but in grade 2 Lucy insists on wearing a dress and being called Lucy. Her parents are supportive of her and they talk to the school. The next day Lucy wears a dress. Lucy is bullied by some of the children. Lucy just wants them to understand her. Patsy and Bill, Lucys parents, move Lucy into a new school where she blossoms. She meets news friends namely Maisie and Marcel and finally Lucy is able to be who she really is.

This book is an educational resource for parents, teachers, adults, and teenagers to read about adolescent trans and gender-diverse people. This book describes that when trans children are on the cusp of puberty, they need to start stage one of their treatment. This treatment is puberty blockers. It is an injection which they require every three months to stop their body from developing into a body they dont identify with. In Lucys case, Lucy receives estrogen. She will continue to take this until stage 2 of her treatment, until she turns sixteen. In this book, Lucy talks about the anxiety and depression she experienced before she started stage 1 of her treatment, describing it as a very dark and lonely place. Lucy felt if she didnt receive this treatment, she would have killed herself.

This book is an educational resource for parents, teachers, adults and teenagers to read about adolescent trans and gender diverse people. This book talks about Lucy’s journey during her teenage years and when at age 16 she needed stage 2 treatment - the cross changing hormones. Lucy talks about her depression at times during this period and the long battle she and her family endured before finally gaining approval from the Court. On 30 November 2017 the family Court in Australia legislated that trans adolescents no longer need the approval of the Court to gain access to Stage 2 treatment. History was made. Now that Lucy is 18, she has decided she will have surgery. Lucy made this decision herself after many years of deciding what was right for her.

Lucy celebrates her 18-birthday party and for the first time she can see a future. She is making plans to change the world and to educate people around trans and gender diverse issues.