Free Read Sissy: A Coming-Of-Gender Story by Jacob Tobia - AAB
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER Transformative ... If Tobia aspires to the ranks of comic memoirists like David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling Sissy succeeds. --The New York Times Book ReviewA heart-wrenching eye-opening and giggle-inducing memoir about what it's like to grow up not sure if you're (a) a boy (b) a girl (c) something in between or (d) all of the above.A beautifulTHE NATIONAL BESTSELLER Transformative ... If Tobia aspires to the ranks of comic memoirists like David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling Sissy succeeds. --The New York Times Book ReviewA heart-wrenching eye-opening and giggle-inducing memoir about what it's like to grow up not sure if you're (a) a boy (b) a girl (c) something in between or (d) all of the above.A beautiful book . . . honest and funny.--Trevor Noah The Daily ShowSensational.--Tyler OakleyJacob Tobia is a force. --Good Morning AmericaA trans Nora Ephron . . . both honest and didactic. --OUT MagazineA rallying cry for anyone who's ever felt like they don't belong. --Woman's DayAs a young child in North Carolina Jacob Tobia wasn't the wrong gender they just had too much of the stuff. Barbies? Yes. Playing with bugs? Absolutely. Getting muddy? Please. Princess dresses? You betcha. Jacob wanted it all but because they were a boy they were told they could only have the masculine half. Acting feminine labelled them a sissy and brought social isolation.It took Jacob years to discover that being a sissy isn't something to be ashamed of. It's a source of pride. Following Jacob through bullying and beauty contests from Duke University to the United Nations to the podiums of the Methodist church--not to mention the parlors of the White House--this unforgettable memoir contains multitudes. A deeply personal story of trauma and healing a powerful reflection on gender and self-acceptance and a hilarious guidebook for wearing tacky clip-on earrings in today's world Sissy guarantees you'll never think about gender--both other people's and your own--the same way again....more
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