the last time i wore a dress
at fifteen years old daphne scholinski was committed to a mental institution and awarded the dubious diagnosis of gender identity disorder . she spent three years and over a million dollars of insurance treating the problem ... with makeup lessons and instructions in how to walk like a girl . daphnes story which is sadly not that unusual has already received attention from such shows as 20 20 dateline today and leeza . but her memoir bound to become a classic tells the story in a funny ironic unforgettable voice that isnt all grim ; scholinski tells her story in beautifully evocative prose and mines her experiences for every last drop of ironic humor determined to have the last laugh . time out new york
placed in a mental hospital at age fifteen after being diagnosed with gender identity disorder the author shares her harrowing ordeal in the hopes that other teenagers will not suffer as she did due to a lack of understanding of sexual orientation