Word for Word

13 Oct 2018

Jo Hirst

Arts

This week Benjamin speaks with Jo Hirst, a former primary school teacher who wrote the Australian picture book for transgender children, The Gender Fairy, followed up by A House For Everyone.  He explores her story and her views on raising transgender children.

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