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Once a Girl, Always a Boy
- A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey
- Narrated by: Jo Ivester, Jon Ivester, Jeremy Ivester, Sammy Ivester, Jenn Ivester
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Jeremy Ivester is a transgender man. Thirty years ago, his parents welcomed him into the world as what they thought was their daughter. As a child, he preferred the toys and games our society views as masculine. He kept his hair short and wore boys’ clothing. They called him a tomboy. That’s what he called himself.
By high school, when he showed no interest in flirting, his parents thought he might be lesbian. At 20, he wondered if he was asexual. At 23, he surgically removed his breasts. A year later, he began taking the hormones that would lower his voice and give him a beard - and he announced his new name and pronouns.
Once a Girl, Always a Boy is Jeremy’s journey from childhood through coming out as transgender and eventually emerging as an advocate for the transgender community. This is not only Jeremy’s story, but also that of his family, told from multiple perspectives - those of the siblings who struggled to understand the brother they once saw as a sister, and of the parents who ultimately joined him in the battle against discrimination. This is a story of acceptance in a world not quite ready to accept.
It has received starred reviews from Kirkus Review and the Library Journal. It has been featured on reading lists in Ms. and Parade magazines. It was included in USA Today's list of the 10 best LGBTQ reads for Pride Month.
The audiobook was recorded by the author and her family.
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- Blaze Bosveld
- 29-05-2022
Loved it
I hope my mother becomes similar to Jo. I loved the book it so much that i binged it all day. I hope someday I can be simliar to Jeremy. I have always wanted to help prevent people to feel the horrible feelings I have felt... Just know you have faded a scar on my soul.(which is all you can do to a scar)(not saying you didn't do much the thing is massive, I just know that it will never go away completely)
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