Detransition, Baby Summary
Torrey Peters

Detransition, Baby Overview

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters is a literary novel that follows the lives and relationships of three people who are considering raising a child together: a transgender woman named Reese; Reese’s ex-lover Ames, who used to live as a trans woman but has since detransitioned; and Ames’ current lover and boss Katrina, a cisgender woman who is pregnant with Ames’ child. In an entertaining style that blends comedy and drama with modern pop culture references, Peters covers the progression of the characters’ plans, as well as the past struggles Reese and Ames have undergone as trans women and the events leading up to the dissolution of their relationship. The novel engages with themes of authenticity, fantasy, visibility and representation, and womanhood.