Mom, I Need to Be a Girl

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Synopsis
"Just Evelyn" is the mother of three teen sons. She always thought Daniel would be gay based on effeminate behaviors and interests. When he comes to tell her something important at age 15, she thinks he is going to tell her that and she's been prepared. Instead, he tells her he is actually a girl, and needs to physically become one completely. He is transsexual. The short book is their story of Daniel becoming Danielle, with her mother's full support. She starts hormones and is able to get sexual reassignment surgery while still in high school. There are line drawings described in brackets, with the scanned captions. There is also a page of photos with bracketed descriptions showing the transition from Daniel, ages 8 and 14 to Danielle, ages 15 and 19. The mother, "Just Evelyn" writes the story of this time of their lives. Her mother types it out. Unfortunately, the book was never copyedited and there are constant errors in typing, in punctuation spacings and usage, in spelling errors that will come through a screen reader differently. An example is instead of the word "college," it is spelled "collage." The book itself is of very poor print quality, but the scan is exact, with all of the errors left intact. However, the content is still identifiable.
Copyright:
1998

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
117 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780966327205
Publisher:
N/A
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Just Evelyn
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind and Body, Parenting and Family, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Psychology
Submitted By:
Liz Halperin
Proofread By:
59
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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This is the highly unusual true story of Daniel's high school transition to Danielle, with her mother's and brothers' intense involvement to make it happen. Most teens cannot get sexual reassignment surgery in high school, nor even hormones. However, this home-made book will let teens and their parents know that they are not alone.