Jodie Patterson ist eine soziale Aktivistin, Unternehmerin und Schriftstellerin, deren Werk sich mit Themen wie Identität, Geschlecht und familiärer Solidarität befasst. Sie ist bekannt für ihr fesselndes Schreiben und ihren leidenschaftlichen Aktivismus, der Anerkennung von prominenten Persönlichkeiten und Organisationen erhalten hat. Ihre vielfältigen Erfahrungen, darunter eine Vergangenheit als Zirkusakrobatin und als UN-Verfechterin des Wandels, verleihen ihr eine einzigartige Perspektive bei der Auseinandersetzung mit komplexen gesellschaftlichen Fragen. Patterson bemüht sich, andere durch ihre Schriften zu inspirieren, Vielfalt anzunehmen und zu feiern.
Focusing on themes of identity and acceptance, this picture book shares the poignant journey of Jodie Patterson's transgender son. As an activist and Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board, Patterson uses her platform to highlight the importance of understanding and embracing one's true self, making it a vital resource for discussions about gender identity and the experiences of transgender individuals.
Jodie Patterson, activist and Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board, shares her transgender son's experience in this important picture book about identity and acceptance.Penelope knows that he's a boy. (And a ninja.) The problem is getting everyone else to realize it.In this exuberant companion to Jodie Patterson's adult memoir, The Bold World, Patterson shares her son Penelope's frustrations and triumphs on his journey to share himself with the world. Penelope's experiences show children that it always makes you stronger when you are true to yourself and who you really are.
In 2009, Jodie Patterson, mother of five and beauty entrepreneur, has her world turned upside down when her determined toddler, Penelope, reveals, "Mama, I'm not a girl. I am a boy". The Pattersons are a tribe of unapologetic black matriarchs, scholars, financiers, activists, artists, musicians, and disruptors, but with Penelope's revelation, Jodie realizes that her existing definition of family isn't wide enough for her child's needs. Jodie has to reshape her own attitude, beliefs, and biases, learning from her children, and a whole new community, on how to meet the needs of her transgender son