Ellis Nutt, Amy. Becoming Nicole. 2015. 297p. ISBN 9780812995435.
Wyatt and Jonas were adopted twins who joined their parents' life in New York. Despite being identical twins, Wyatt and Jonas quickly diverged, with Jonas enjoying activities perceived as male and Wyatt gravitating towards activities perceived as female. Soon it was obvious to their mother that Wyatt was only happy when given the opportunity to dress like a girl and act like one. Over the years Wyatt struggled with social roles that mandated boy roles, and their parents found it difficult to help them deal with the pressures to conform.
Becoming Nicole chronicles Wyatt's transformation into Nicole over eighteen years, and discusses the struggles and challenges that Nicole and her family encountered along the way to make her body match her gender identity. From lawsuits to harassment, from growing up to becoming an adult, the path was filled with roadblocks but Nicole and her family persisted and overcame, become stronger as a family as a result.
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