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4.41 AVERAGE
4.41 AVERAGE
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Nuanced and very well-written, articulates the subtleties of sex/gender identity. Also some really good bits about parenting.
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50 state challenge: Connecticut
This is one of the most immersive memoirs I've ever read. Radclyffe's ability to recreate dialog and ambiance from the past is truly astonishing. What drew me to this memoir was knowing that it was about a "stay at home mom" who transitioned to male in midlife. There are so few thoughtful, authentic depictions of SAHMs in media that I snatch many of them up when I come across them. I was also intrigued by someone who had such a big thing in common with me yet who went through it with a totally foreign set of challenges to the ones facing me. This book serves as an important reminder that gender isn't as straightforward as someone would have us believe, and an incredibly valuable contribution from the all-too-silent and under/misrepresented T in the GLBTQ rainbow. This book couldn't have come at a more crucial time, as we need desperately to elevate these voices and normalize these experiences and perspectives in a political climate that seeks to demonize and erase them.
This is one of the most immersive memoirs I've ever read. Radclyffe's ability to recreate dialog and ambiance from the past is truly astonishing. What drew me to this memoir was knowing that it was about a "stay at home mom" who transitioned to male in midlife. There are so few thoughtful, authentic depictions of SAHMs in media that I snatch many of them up when I come across them. I was also intrigued by someone who had such a big thing in common with me yet who went through it with a totally foreign set of challenges to the ones facing me. This book serves as an important reminder that gender isn't as straightforward as someone would have us believe, and an incredibly valuable contribution from the all-too-silent and under/misrepresented T in the GLBTQ rainbow. This book couldn't have come at a more crucial time, as we need desperately to elevate these voices and normalize these experiences and perspectives in a political climate that seeks to demonize and erase them.
Another narrative we need more of out there - realizing later in life post being trapped in a heterosexual marriage with a guy who sounds like a real dickhead ngl that you’re gay and trans in short succession. Oliver is honest about what the kids went through (and I hope they continue to have a good relationship), and pretty much went through coming out to the British peerage multiple times which is ultra hard mode, I think. Best to him, and I hope he continues to thrive.
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A coming out story x2 after you built a life. A typical trans memoir with intelligent reflections that made it stand out.