The Last Time I Wore a Dress by Daphne Scholinski
- The Last Time I Wore a Dress
- Daphne Scholinski
- Page: 224
- Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
- ISBN: 9781573226967
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Overview
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. Daphne's story—which is, sadly, not that unusual—has already received attention from such shows as "20/20," "Dateline," "Today," and "Leeza." But her memoir, bound to become a classic, tells the story in a funny, ironic, unforgettable voice that "isn't all grim; Scholinski tells her story in beautifully evocative prose and mines her experiences for every last drop of ironic humor, determined ...