Daphne Scholinski     1997     224p     6 x 9

At fifteen years old, Daphne Scholinski was committed to a mental institution and awarded the dubious diagnosis of ‘Gender Identity Disorder.’ She spent three years – and over a million dollars of insurance – ‘treating’ the problem with makeup lessons and instructions in how to walk like a girl. Her memoir tells the story in a funny, ironic, unforgettable voice.

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