The road to self-love and confidence is paved with good intentions _ and detours. There is no blueprint on how to navigate the world, especially if you're a transgender woman of color. But with her second book, the recently released "Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me," activist Janet Mock is attempting to provide a model for those coming behind her.
The book is a candid reflection on her 20s, a time of self discovery, risk taking and success that now makes Mock one of the most visible and defining voices of trans experience. Ahead of the Los Angeles stop of her book tour, Mock spoke with The Times by phone from New York City; the conversation has been edited.
