Transgender advocate and I Am Jazz co-author empowers Hatters to be allies
MEDICINE HAT, AB — I Am Jazz is one of the most highly challenged or banned pieces of literature in the United States.
The children’s picture book is based on the real-life experience of a transgender child named Jazz Jennings and told in her voice.
It’s co-authored by Jessica Herthel and on Saturday she was in Medicine Hat giving a presentation and book reading.
“I came to Medicine Hat today because I had read online an article about a transgender child who was taken away from her mom, because the mom had allowed the child to socially transition and wear the clothes she felt comfortable in,” said Herthel.