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Becoming Nicole : the transformation of an American family /

"When Wayne and Kelly Maines adopted identical twin boys, they thought their lives were complete. But it wasn't long before they noticed a marked difference between Jonas and his brother, Wyatt. Jonas preferred sports and trucks and many of the things little boys were "supposed"...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nutt, Amy Ellis (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Transgender people > United States.
Transgender youth > United States.
Gender nonconformity > United States.
Families > United States.
Maines, Nicole.
Table of Contents:
  • Mirror image
  • Beginnings
  • Identical twins
  • My boys
  • Finally ours
  • Gender dysphoria
  • Down East
  • Things to be careful of
  • The pink aisle
  • A boy-girl
  • Wild in the dark
  • Girls with magical powers
  • A son and a daughter
  • Transitions
  • Getting the anger out
  • The sexual brain
  • The Xs and Ys of sex
  • Perpetrating gender
  • Nature's anomalies
  • Being different
  • Becoming Nicole
  • A new adversary
  • Freak
  • The Christian Civic League of Maine
  • Defending Nicole
  • May I have this dance?
  • She's all girl
  • Eyes on
  • Gender matters
  • The transgender brain
  • Gender of the heart
  • Separate and unequal
  • Going stealth
  • On the outside looking in
  • Puberty begins
  • Born this way
  • A time for change
  • We can't lose
  • First kiss
  • Small victories
  • Someone else's brother
  • One step back
  • Imagine
  • Our story
  • Breaking barriers
  • Commencement
  • Transformation
  • As long as she's happy.