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  • Published: 1 October 1998
  • ISBN: 9781573226967
  • Imprint: Riverhead
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $55.00

The Last Time I Wore a Dress




UPDATED WITH A NEW EPILOGUE

At fifteen years old, Daphne Scholinski was committed to a mental institution and awarded the dubious diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder. For three years and more than a million dollars of insurance, the problem was “treated”—with makeup lessons and instructions in how to walk like a girl.
 
With a new epilogue by Scholinski, whose name is now Dylan and who identifies as nonbinary, this revised paperback edition of The Last Time I Wore a Dress looks back at those experiences and their life since. It chronicles the journey of coming into oneself and gaining a nuanced, freeing understanding of being born transgender. This memoir tells Dylan Scholinski’s remarkable story in an honest, unforgettable voice that’s both heartbreaking and hopeful.

  • Published: 1 October 1998
  • ISBN: 9781573226967
  • Imprint: Riverhead
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $55.00

About the author

Daphne Scholinski

DYLAN SCHOLINSKI is an award-winning artist, author and public speaker. They are the founder/witness of Sent(a)Mental Studios and the Haven Youth Project, which offer programs for at-risk youth. They live with their wife and children in Denver, Colorado.