My experience hasn’t been easy I still struggle,” she said, but the book’s message is “‘Wow, look at all you can do.'” (Parr was 17 at the time of the interview with USA Today). For trans people all over, it’s not easy. “For people who have trans kids already, I hope it teaches them the future will be OK.
Gia Parr, the author of “A Kids Book About Being Transgender,” told USA Today in 2021 about her motivation for writing the book: The company’s publications, according to USA Today, tackle difficult topics like racism, anxiety, body image, and cancer. The books were written by teens in partnership with the company A Kids Book About. On May 24, 2022, State Farm announced it had ended its participation with GenderCool, an organization that describes itself as a youth-led project that, among various public-outreach activities, offers three books, titled, “A Kids Book About Being Non-Binary,” “A Kids Book About Being Transgender,” and, “A Kids Book About Being Inclusive.” Insurance company State Farm canceled its partnership with a program that aims to raise awareness among children that “transgender and non-binary youth are just like all other kids” after coming under attack by an anti-LGBTQ campaign by right-wing political figures and media.
