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Summary of Becoming Nicole 

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“Becoming Nicole” is a profound true story of a family who’s confusion sets in initially over their son’s insistence that he was female. Eventually, they learned to question their views on gender identity, and have accepted and supported his transition. The author, Amy Ellis Nutt, is a health and science writer at The Washington Post. For several years, she was an adjunct professor of journalism at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In this summary, she shares the story of a courageous transgender girl and how she triumphed despite all odds. It gives insight into the discrimination of transgender people in America and how their rights evolved. “But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not consider his appearance or his height….The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” ~ 1 SAMUEL 16:7

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Those alienated from society have a harder path

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As we grow and become self-conscious, we are taught that appearances — who we are on the outside — aren’t nearly as important as who we are on the inside. Yet human beings are unconsciously drawn to the symmetrical and the aesthetic. We are uncompromisingly physical, even self-absorbed.

We are born with characteristics that allow others to identify us as boys or girls. However, no one is born with a sense of self.
There is nowhere in the brain, no clump of gray matter we can point to and identify as “myself” or “my soul.”
Who we are is inseparable from who we think we are and who others think we are. Others identify us through the contours, colors, and movements of our bodies. The right to be regarded as an equal is what everyone wants. Those alienated from the community of men because of color, sexual orientation, or gender have a much harder path. The alienated, the misfits of society must bear the burden of a single unspoken question on the lips of even the most polite members of society: “What does it feel like to be a problem?”
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A persistent dissatisfaction with one’s gender can arise from childhood

Wyatt Benjamin was born on October 7, 1997, at 12:21 and was joined by his twin brother, Jonas Zebediah, 10 minutes later. Their biological mother, Sarah, was a 16-year-old girl at the time of their birth. The boys were officially adopted on May 17 1998 by Kelly — Sarah’s cousin — and her husband, Wayne Maines. Kelly had suffered multiple miscarriages in her five years of marriage and was glad to have the twins finally.
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The body tells a story, but the story can change what a body sees

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Our genitals and our gender identity are not the same

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A girl deserves to be addressed by a girl’s name

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The pressures from transitioning to Nicole were unrelenting

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Gender is necessary, but not necessarily binary

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Going stealth can be difficult and stressful

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Clamoring for a change requires courage and tenacity

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Celebrate the small victories and hope for bigger ones

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Nicole’s transition becomes complete and final

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