Raised in Texas, Jackson has spent over a decade in Queens, where he hosts weekly pub quizzes and grows too many plants on his patio.Chapter Three: Transitioning for the First Time, Sort Of Page: 19Ĭhapter Four: Straight AAA Student Page: 30Ĭhapter Five: These Hips Don’t Lie Page: 42Ĭhapter Six: The Transmasculine Invisibility Cloak Page: 51Ĭhapter Seven: The Tank Top Incident Page: 60Ĭhapter Eight: The Id, the Ego, and the Alter Ego Page: 68Ĭhapter Nine: It Was the Breast of Times, It Was the Worst of Times Page: 80Ĭhapter Ten: Down the Rabbit Hole Page: 95Ĭhapter Eleven: The Great Escape Page: 107Ĭhapter Twelve: New Mexico, New York, New Me? Page: 118Ĭhapter Fourteen: Daring, Nerve, and Chivalry Page: 142Ĭhapter Sixteen: The First Cut Is the Deepest Page: 165Ĭhapter Seventeen: I Must Not Tell Lies Page: 171Ĭhapter Eighteen: You Don’t Know Jack Page: 181Ĭhapter Nineteen: A Coming-Out Spreadsheet Page: 189Ĭhapter Twenty-One: Letting Everyone In Page: 214Ĭhapter Twenty-Two: Life after the Closet Page: 223Ĭhapter Twenty-Three: Nippolean Complex Page: 233Ĭhapter Twenty-Four: Free My Nipples Page: 242Ĭhapter Twenty-Five: Mammary Loss Page: 253Ĭhapter Twenty-Six: Finding My (Deeper) Voice Page: 262Ĭhapter Twenty-Seven: Ten-Year Reunion Page: 273Īn unflinching and endearing memoir from LGBTQ advocate Jackson Bird about how he finally sorted things out and came out as a transgender man. Jackson is currently the host of the daily podcast Cool Stuff Ride Home and is a new member of the theater ensemble the New York Neo-Futurists. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vulture, The Advocate, and more. A YouTube NextUp Creator, TED Speaker, and GLAAD Rising Star Digital Innovator, Jackson shares his and others’ stories on his YouTube channel, jackisnotabird, and in his debut book Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place. Jackson Bird is a multi-disciplined creator who writes and performs original works on the stage, on the page, and online.
If you haven’t already read the book, you can pick up a copy in the Multicultural Center at your convenience while supplies last. We hope to see you at this awesome event. Join Students Beyond the Binary on Friday, April 7th from 4 – 5:30 pm in the Multicultural Center for an evening with Jackson Bird! Jackson Bird will be reading an excerpt from his book ‘sorted’ and afterward will be answering questions.
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