He said, she said Lessons, stories, and mistakes from my transgender journey

Gigi Gorgeous, 1992-

Book - 2019

Today, Gigi Gorgeous is beloved for her critically-acclaimed documentary, her outrageous sense of humor, her no-holds-barred honesty, and her glam Hollywood lifestyle. Ten years ago, she was a gawky Canadian teen named Gregory. In He Said, She Said, Gigi brings us on her personal journey from Gregory to Gigi, going deeper than ever before and exposing her vulnerability behind each struggle and triumph, with her signature humor on every page. With stunning photography and heirloom snapshots, He Said, She Said takes us back to Gigi's early years as an Olympic-bound diver and high school mean girl, losing her mom at a tragically young age, and her journey of opening up about her sexuality and gender identity. She walks us through her tran...sition, baring it all about dating and heartbreak in her stories of falling in love with both men and women. Uproarious, unconventional, and unabashedly candid, Gigi shares never-before-heard stories, inspiration, and advice about how your life can take you to incredible places once you get real with yourself.

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Subjects
Genres
Autobiographies
Humor
Published
New York : Harmony Books [2019]
Language
English
Main Author
Gigi Gorgeous, 1992- (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
221 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
ISBN
9780525573425
  • Let's just dive in already
  • How do you say "mean girls" in Canadian?
  • Stealing
  • Spending
  • Losing mom
  • Like a boss
  • Planes, trans and automobiles
  • New lips, breasts, and crying for the first time ever
  • Next-level surgery, or like being in a horror movie
  • The Hills are alive
  • Relationships are great until they suck
  • Finding my missing piece
  • This book has a fairy tale ending
  • Cast of characters.
Review by Booklist Review

Transgender activist Gorgeous has been sharing her life via her YouTube channel (currently nearing three million subscribers and counting) since she was a makeup-vlogging Canadian teenager named Gregory. Also the subject of a recent documentary that followed her transition, This Is Everything, the 25-year-old star treats readers of her first book to behind-the-scenes stories of her upbringing and young adulthood. A supportive family encouraged Gorgeous' once-Olympic-hopeful diving career, and also understood her decision to quit. Gorgeous' teenage coming-out as gay was equally met with love and nurture. Losing her mother, a woman she reveres, to cancer before coming out as trans was a devastating blow, but one she weathered alongside her tight-knit family and friends. Walking readers through career moves, surgeries, and navigating a love life while still getting to know her own evolving self and sexuality, Gorgeous writes with an open heart and empathy for her past selves (and, spoiler, a happy ending). With fun and glamorous photos, Gorgeous' memoir is an upbeat, affirming, and thoroughly modern tale of becoming oneself.--Annie Bostrom Copyright 2019 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.