02066cam a2200313 i 4500 504076795 TxAuBib 20210101120000.0 191101s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780735218840 paperback 0735218846 paperback (OCoLC)1140143490 UKMGB eng rda UKMGB OCLCO ATCDL OCLCF YDX OCLCO OCL TxAuBib rda Tobia, Jacob. Sissy / Jacob Tobia. First G.P. Putnam's Sons trade paperback edition. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2020. xii, 336 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published: 2019. This edition contains an interview with the author. As a young child in North Carolina, Jacob Tobia wasn't the wrong gender, they just had too much of the stuff. Barbies? Yes. Playing with bugs? Absolutely. Getting muddy? Please. Princess dresses? You betcha. Jacob wanted it all, but because they were "a boy," they were told they could only have the masculine half. Acting feminine labelled them "a sissy" and brought social isolation.It took Jacob years to discover that being "a sissy" isn't something to be ashamed of. It's a source of pride. Following Jacob through bullying and beauty contests, from Duke University to the United Nations to the podiums of the Methodist church--not to mention the parlors of the White House--this unforgettable memoir contains multitudes. A deeply personal story of trauma and healing, a powerful reflection on gender and self-acceptance, and a hilarious guidebook for wearing tacky clip-on earrings in today's world, Sissy guarantees you'll never think about gender--both other people's and your own--the same way again. 20210101. Tobia, Jacob 1991- Gender-nonconforming people United States Biography. Autobiographies. Biographies.