Juliet Jacques tells her story of growing up as a trans woman in Britain: trying to find a place to be herself, the months-long gender reassignment process, and finding solace in music, film, and soccer.

From transphobic media to routine sexual harassment, learning to live as a transgender person means dealing with a seemingly-constant barrage of cruelty and debate about your right to exist.

Exploring one's identity is a beautiful thing, and everyone should expect the right to do so without judgment or threats – yet for trans people, this is often not the case.

Juliet Jacques is a British writer and filmmaker. Her memoir is adapted from a Guardian blog series, which told the story of her transition and experience as a transgender woman.

In Trans, Jacques set out to change the narrative on the transgender experience, dispelling myths and telling the truth about what it means to live as a transgender woman in modern Britain.