I was trying to play a part based on the adventures of the Sweet Valley Twins, but I could never get it exactly right. This stood in contrast to the way I consumed girl culture: by trying to absorb and mimic the attitudes of straight girls, which I understood to mean crushing on boys, waiting to be noticed by boys, and sort of chastely desiring a kiss or a dance but nothing more. But I knew I preferred old-fashioned books by men for men (or adolescent boys), and I read these as if I were a native rather than a visitor to their world. In my case, the world certainly viewed me as a girl, and having no knowledge of any alternatives, I accepted my girlness as an unalterable fact. One of the weirdest things about growing up transgender is that a trans person can be socialized simultaneously as both a boy and a girl. See conditions and procedure on our Refunds page.Up until that day in the library, everything I’d read about sex had been morally instructive and geared toward young girls.Īt that age, I had no concept of what a transgender man was.If there are any problems with your order please email us. See our Shipping FAQs for further details on shipping methods, costs and delivery times.Instore Pickup available - please note this can sometimes take a week or two.
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