Transitional

Critics Review

• A powerful rallying cry from an influential voice

  Cosmopolitan

• This version of Bergdorf offers a glimpse into the human cost of being a Black trans activist in the unrelenting public sphere … she puts herself on the firing line to make the world more tolerant for us all

  TIME

• The model and trans activist tells the story of her own search for authenticity and argues that we all transition, one way or another

  Guardian

• Her much-anticipated manifesto on gender also aims to explore the transitions we all go through in life

  iNews

• As Bergdorf beautifully points out: we all transition. Whether it’s growing up and coming of age, reacting to the things that happen to us, learning from our mistakes, dealing with trauma or finding love, we all evolve. This is the book that explores the things that bind us together

  Stylist

• A manifesto on gender and an exploration of transitioning

  GQ

• By shining a light on the inevitable reality of change, it aims to bring us together and build a more understanding and inclusive world

  Dazed

• A compelling non-fiction title from the model and activist that discusses fluidity of identity, sexuality and gender through the experience of transition every human faces at some point in their life

  Huffington Post

• An intimate and life affirming exploration

  Luxury London

• I am forever in awe of Munroe and all of the incredible things she does

  Clara Amfo

• The transgender and model is trailblazing a way for the trans community through her activism

  Dailymail

• A riveting blend of memoir and manifesto . . . so enlightening and quotable, I found myself dog-earing every page

  Elizabeth Day

• As you start reading Transitional, it might come as little surprise that every word of this honest and enriching book feels very carefully chosen. Then, as she settles into her story, you come to realise the extraordinary intelligence, insight and power of this tenacious woman. She writes unflinchingly about growing up different; a childhood spent trying to conceal the innate femininity that would distress family members, and the ostracisation she experienced at school. Profoundly articulate. Entirely wise. Beautifully real.

  Attitude

• It’s in this era of the complete dehumanisation of trans people that Munroe Bergdorf’s debut book, Transitional, is needed more than ever. Transitional is a memoir that offers hope. It stretches way beyond Bergdorf’s own gender transition story to explore the many transitions we all go through in our brief time on this earth. Crucially, it reframes the conversation away from the medicalisation of trans people – such a small part of the trans experience – and shifts focus onto the real story, sheer humanity.

  Vice

• The model and trans activist writes movingly on prejudice, navigating controversy and personal growth

  Guardian