Published in 2020, this two volume set, Jude Patton presents the intimate, nuanced, and heartfelt stories of transelders who are routinely overlooked, disregarded, and/or silenced even, often, within their own community. These stories, by turn, inspiring, sad, joyful, humorous, and irreverent, reflect the diversity of ways that trans, non-binary, and Two-Spirit people come to recognize, signify, embody, and celebrate their difference as their authentic selves. 

Volume 1 documents the myriad ways in which transelders are coming to terms with the real-life challenges of aging, illness, and end of life decision-making. 

Volume 2 details the specific circumstances that have led each individual to the places and situations in which they find themselves today.

Both volumes challenge us all to carefully consider and adjust our perspectives on our own aging processes as LGBTQ+ people and, ultimately, on finding our own places in the world.

TRANScestors: Navigating LGBTQ+ Aging, Illness, and End of Life Decisions: Volume II Generations of Change

Generations of Change is the second volume in the TRANScestors series. These stories are, by turn, heartfelt, revealing, inspiring, sad, joyful, humorous, irreverent, and incredibly varied. And yet, strong, common themes of courage, persistence, honesty, resilience, and authenticity emerge clearly through the detailed recounting of the individual lives lived. Each author details those specific circumstances that have led them to the places and situations in which they find themselves today. On the whole, these are places of comfort, confidence, revelation, and affirmation. The wide range of attitudes, expressions, and worldviews held by the LGBTQ+ elders presented here challenge us all to carefully consider and adjust our perspectives on our own aging processes and, ultimately, on finding our own places in the world.