Becoming Nicole: The inspiring story of transgender actor-activist Nicole Maines and her extraordinary family

ISBN: 0812995430

Author: Nutt, Amy Ellis

Condition: New

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The inspiring true story of transgender actor and activist Nicole Maines, whose identical twin brother, Jonas, and ordinary American family join her on an extraordinary journey to understand, nurture, and celebrate the uniqueness in us all.Nicole appears as TVs first transgender superhero on CWs SupergirlWhen Wayne and Kelly Maines adopted identical twin boys, they thought their lives were complete. But by the time Jonas and Wyatt were toddlers, confusion over Wyatts insistence that he was female began to tear the family apart. In the years that followed, the Maineses came to question their long-held views on gender and identity, to accept Wyatts transition to Nicole, and to undergo a wrenching transformation of their own, the effects of which would reverberate through their entire community. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amy Ellis Nutt spent almost four years reporting this story and tells it with unflinching honesty, intimacy, and empathy. In her hands, Becoming Nicole is more than an account of a courageous girl and her extraordinary family. Its a powerful portrait of a slowly but surely changing nation, and one that will inspire all of us to see the world with a little more humanity and understanding.Named One of the Ten Best Books of the Year by People One of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times Book Review and Mens Journal A Stonewall Honor Book in Nonfiction Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender NonfictionFascinating and enlightening.-Cheryl StrayedIf you arent moved by Becoming Nicole, Id suggest theres a lump of dark matter where your heart should be.-The New York TimesExceptional . . . Stories move the walls that need to be moved, Nicole told her father last year. In telling Nicoles story and those of her brother and parents luminously, and with great compassion and intelligence, that is exactly what Amy Ellis Nutt has done here.-The Washington PostA profoundly moving true story about one remarkable familys evolution.-PeopleBecoming Nicole is a miracle. Its the story of a family struggling with-and embracing-a transgender child. But more than that, its about accepting one another, and ourselves, in all our messy, contradictory glory.-Jennifer Finney Boylan, former co-chair of GLAAD and author of Shes Not There: A Life in Two Genders