Jennifer Finney Boylan: Stuck in the Middle with You

“The women I knew in those days liked the fact that I had a feminine streak, that I seemed to be sensitive and caring, that I didn’t know the names of any NFL teams, that I could make a nice risotto. A lot of straight women love a female sensibility in a man, an enthusiasm that goes right up to, but unfortunately does not quite include, his being an actual woman.”
― Jennifer Finney Boylan, Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders

“I used to stand at the lectern in my coat and tie, waving my glasses around, urging students to find the courage to become themselves. Then I’d go back to the office and lock the door and put my head down on the desk.”
― Jennifer Finney Boylan, She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders

“Most of the time I just have to resign myself to the fact that this whole business is beyond comprehension for most straight people. If you’re not trans, you’re free from thinking about what gender you are in the same way that white people in America are generally free from having to think about what race they are.”
― Jennifer Finney Boylan, Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders

"No," said Shannon. "Everybody gets broken all their own way." She smiled bitterly. "That's what makes you, you: the pieces you're smashed into aren't like anybody else's. They're all yours.”
― Jennifer Finney Boylan, Long Black Veil