Last night in Brighton Sarah Savage and Fox Fisher had a launch party for the book that they have written. Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl tells the story of Tiny, a child whose family has moved home, and who therefore needs to go to a new school. The other kids at the school can’t tell whether Tiny is a boy or a girl. Some of them cope with this better than others. Tiny remains ambiguous throughout. This being a kids’ book, the whole thing is beautifully illustrated by Fox.

Obviously I’m not a great expert on children’s books. However, from a trans point of view I was very impressed with the book. I gather that Sarah and Fox have already sold their initial print run and are looking for a publisher who can help them get the book into stores. There’s an interview coming up in the Independent sometime soon.

Last month Sarah was in Bristol. I interviewed her for Ujima. We talked about the book, about her time on My Transsexual Summer, and about Brighton’s Trans Pride, which just happens to be taking place this weekend. So I figured that this was a good time to put the interview out as a podcast. Here it is.

I’ll be heading down to Brighton tomorrow afternoon. I plan to report on the event, and will be doing some interviews for Shout Out.