LibGuides: Book Discussions: Not Just a #Hashtag: May 2022: Tomorrow will be Different

Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality

Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality
McBride, Sarah. Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality. New York: Crown, 2018.

Discussion Questions

What was your experience reading Tomorrow Will be Different? What surprised you most while reading the book and in what you learned? Which part of Sarah's story were you most drawn to and why?
Sarah writes about the nearly universal desire to be seen. When were some times you felt unseen, unheard, or marginalized, and how did you go about handling those situations?
Throughout Sarah’s life, she has sought to bring about change. What do you think of her strategies for making progress? What do you think are the most effective ways to bring about change?

(Questions selected from "A Reader's Guide" p.277-278)

Transgender Law Center
"Transgender Law Center (TLC) changes law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression."
National Center for Transgender Equality
"The National Center for Transgender Equality advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people. In the nation’s capital and throughout the country, NCTE works to replace disrespect, discrimination, and violence with empathy, opportunity, and justice."
Human Rights Campaign
"We’ve spent 40 years creating the most powerful movement for equality our country has ever seen. But despite this progress, our most marginalized are still suffering from violence, discrimination and fear. Our goal is to ensure that all LGBTQ+ people, and particularly those of us who are trans, people of color and HIV+, are treated as full and equal citizens within our movement, across our country and around the world."
GLAAD Transgender Resources
"Leading the conversation. Shaping the media narrative. Changing the culture. That’s how GLAAD accelerates acceptance for LGBTQ people. GLAAD works through entertainment, news, and digital media to share stories from the LGBTQ community that accelerate acceptance."