And the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America by Butler, Sim

And the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America

A gripping account of one family's battle to protect their daughter against transphobia and hate in contemporary...
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And the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America by Butler, Sim

And the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America

$24.99

And the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America

$24.99
Author: Sim Butler
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A gripping account of one family's battle to protect their daughter against transphobia and hate in contemporary America

Our country stands at a critical cultural crossroads, with a wave of anti-trans legislation emerging at unprecedented levels, targeting trans children, in particular, who face increasing stigmatization and erasure. Sim Butler's And the Dragons Do Come is a poignant account of one family's experience of parenting and supporting a trans child against this nightmarish backdrop.

In recent years, the Butler family faced an impossible reality in their home state of Alabama, where trans rights are increasingly under attack. Butler recounts their family's struggles and sacrifices to protect their trans child against the barrage of state-sanctioned intolerance in the legal, educational, and health arenas.

Around the time she turned twelve, his daughter's personal struggles became political fodder. Along with other trans kids, she was outlawed from playing sports and forbidden to use the girls' bathroom. Another law made Butler and his wife felons for seeking trans-affirming health care for her. When her charter school was featured in several gubernatorial campaign ads, local community members began driving through the parking lot to yell at the trans kids.

Serving both as a compassionate story of one family's struggle for acceptance and as a window onto a fraught issue that parents, grandparents, other family members, and friends are confronting across the nation, And the Dragons Do Come provides a firsthand perspective on the human cost of anti-trans sentiment.



Author: Sim Butler
Publisher: New Press
Published: 11/04/2025
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781620979044


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/29/2025
Library Journal 10/01/2025 pg. 98
Foreword 10/17/2025
Booklist 11/01/2025

About the Author
Sim Butler is a proud father, husband, and communication scholar from Alabama, and he is the author of And the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America (The New Press).

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