{"product_id":"and-the-dragons-do-come-raising-a-transgender-kid-in-rural-america-hardcover","title":"And the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSim Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping account of one family's battle to protect their daughter against transphobia and hate in contemporary America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur 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 \u003cem\u003eAnd the Dragons Do Come\u003c\/em\u003e is a poignant account of one family's experience of parenting and supporting a trans child against this nightmarish backdrop.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\t\u003cp\u003eServing 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, \u003cem\u003eAnd the Dragons Do Come\u003c\/em\u003e provides a firsthand perspective on the human cost of anti-trans sentiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSim Butler\u003c\/b\u003e is a proud father, husband, and communication scholar from Alabama, and he is the author of \u003cem\u003eAnd the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987376931117,"sku":"9781620979044","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/JC2r8JaDZO9781620979044.webp?v=1776178352","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/and-the-dragons-do-come-raising-a-transgender-kid-in-rural-america-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}