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The second book club selection this month is ‘Mad Honey’ by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan. Heavy spoilers to come so if you haven’t read this book yet, “buzz off” till you have!
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Hosted by Ellery & Emily

Sources for this episode:
UCLA study:
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/ncvs-trans-press-release/

US 2015 Transgender Survey:
https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf

Interview with Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan:
https://www.bookbub.com/blog/jodi-picoult-jennifer-Finney-boylan-interview

Background on how ‘Mad Honey’ came to be:

https://www.pressherald.com/2022/10/30/jennifer-finney-boylans-new-novel-with-jodi-picoult-is-literally-a-dream-come-true/

Violence against the Transgender community statistics:

https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/11/18/i-just-try-make-it-home-safe/violence-and-human-rights-transgender-people-united

Article on fatal violence against the Transgender & Non-binary community in 2023:

https://www.hrc.org/resources/fatal-violence-against-the-transgender-and-nonbinary-community-in-2023?utm_medium=ads&utm_source=GoogleSearch&utm_content=HateCrimes-AntiLGBTQHateCrimes&utm_campaign=GoogleGrant&utm_source=GS&utm_medium=AD&utm_campaign=BPI-HRC-Grant&utm_content=607605192950&utm_term=trans%20hate%20crimes&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtsCgBhDEARIsAE7RYh1YHytarbO9c5dSk4Rp2qmt5WquDnYX_OAtU6-NBAAXb4yobx5IyzIaAnkKEALw_wcB