Uncomfortable Labels: My Life as a Gay Autistic Trans Woman — Paperback

Some stories need to be told in a person's own words — and this is one of them. Uncomfortable Labels: My Life as a Gay Autistic Trans Woman is a candid memoir by Laura Kate Dale, journalist and author, recounting her life growing up as a gay trans woman on the autism spectrum. She writes about sensory processing, navigating socially demanding situations, learning social cues and feminine presentation, coming out as trans, and the years of self-discovery that followed diagnosis and transition. The memoir moves through life before and after transition and diagnosis with honesty and specificity — covering the intersections of autism, gender identity, and sexuality as she lived them, not as they are theorized from the outside. Laura Kate Dale has written for The Guardian and Vice and works as a news editor at Kotaku UK.

We carry this at EOWD for autistic adults, LGBTQIA+ readers, caregivers, families, educators, support professionals, allies, and neurodivergent households where lived-experience learning, adult autism representation, and LGBTQIA+ neurodiversity awareness matter. This memoir is one person's story — told with care, humor, and honesty — and it is not a universal representation of all autistic people, all LGBTQIA+ people, all trans women, or all families. It is a window into one life, offered with the understanding that visibility and listening are their own form of support. Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

This memoir supports lived-experience learning, adult representation of autism, LGBTQIA+ neurodiversity awareness, identity reflection, allyship, and a dignity-centered understanding for autistic adults, LGBTQIA+ readers, caregivers, families, educators, support professionals, allies, and neurodivergent households. It does not explain every autistic LGBTQIA+ experience, represent all trans autistic people, resolve identity questions, replace counseling, provide medical or legal guidance, or speak for every reader's experience. Each autistic LGBTQIA+ person has their own story, language preferences, privacy needs, and support needs. Individual experiences vary widely.

Explore the memoir that puts one person's full, honest story on the page — and invites the reader to listen.

Product Specs

• Author: Laura Kate Dale
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• ISBN: 978-1-785925-87-0
• Pages: 192
• Dimensions: 19.6×13.7 cm (7.7×5.4 in)
• Publication Date: July 18, 2019
• Subject: Autism, LGBTQIA+ identity, trans memoir, gender identity, neurodivergent lived experience
• Language: English

• Brand: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Model/SKU: 9781785925870
• ISBN: 978-1-785925-87-0
• Vendor/Supplier: Books by splitShops (via Shopify Collective)