![]() ![]() David is a girl who longs for acceptance. To me, it wasn't an accurate representation of what it was like to be trans, and this goes on the list of 'disappointing trans books' along with 'What We Left Behind' by Robin Talley.ĭavid longs to be a girl. I can't really put it into words because my brain is silly, but as a trans person, I felt uncomfortable reading this, especially as it was written by a cis author and it was specifically taking about someone being trans. (I can't remember any specifics because I have lent the book to a friend, but I remember this.) And Leo also says some transphobic things to David, which was odd, as he's trans too?Īlso, David uses he/him pronouns throughout the whole book which I guess goes with the whole 'wants to be a girl' thing. Understandably, David has some internalized transphobia and says some pretty transphobic things to Leo. ![]() And that 'wanting' to be a girl shtick continues through the whole story. We actually are that gender, but have been seen as our birth gender. In the blurb: "Two boys." and "David wants to be a girl."īeing trans isn't about wanting to be another gender. The book isn't written by a trans person, and that was my first clue. I know that trans people have different experiences and points of view on their gender, but so many things about this book seemed off to me. ![]() However, once I started reading I was honestly very disappointed. It had a cool cover and a premise I was personally interested in. I'm a trans person and when I saw this book I was super excited. ![]()
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