Summary of Janet Mock's Redefining Realness

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#1 I always knew I was a girl with certainty, but I had to sacrifice this certainty in order to stand firmly in the murkiness of my shifting self-truths.

#2 I first valued Marilyn, who lived in the same housing complex as my grandmother, in kindergarten. We had many things in common, and I trusted her completely.

#3 I loved visiting Grandma Pearl, the first woman who made an impression on me. She was tough, but made me feel there was no other place I should be but in her apartment.

#4 I was always afraid of Grandma, but I loved her. She was the only person who ever reprimanded me for being feminine, and I learned from her that my desires were wrong and inappropriate.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669380214

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Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I always knew I was a girl with certainty, but I had to sacrifice this certainty in order to stand firmly in the murkiness of my shifting self-truths.

#2

I first valued Marilyn, who lived in the same housing complex as my grandmother, in kindergarten. We had many things in common, and I trusted her completely.

#3

I loved visiting Grandma Pearl, the first woman who made an impression on me. She was tough, but made me feel there was no other place I should be but in her apartment.

#4

I was always afraid of Grandma, but I loved her. She was the only person who ever reprimanded me for being feminine, and I learned from her that my desires were wrong and inappropriate.

#5

My family had a rigid belief system about gender, and they punished me when I didn’t fit into their expectations of what a girl should be.

#6

I had firsthand experience with my father’s dalliances. When I was four, I went with him on his motorcycle to visit another woman. He didn’t tell me to hush; he didn’t wink at me in code. I knew Mom wouldn’t hear a word about the detour.

#7

I have photos of me and my family surrounded by flowers and sun, but I also have a photo of me and my mother applauding me as I blow out the candles on my birthday cake. Those weightless images don’t sync up with my memories of my parents’ marriage.

#8

I was sent to live with my grandmother in Oakland after my mother met another man, and