'It's a boy!' or 'It's a girl!' are the first words almost all of us hear when we enter the world. Before our names, before we have likes and dislikes - before we, or anyone else, has any idea who we are. And two years ago, as Juno Dawson went to tell her mother she was (and actually, always had been) a woman, she started to realise just how wrong we've been getting it.
Gender isn't just screwing over trans people, it's messing with everyone. From little girls who think they can't be doctors to teenagers who come to expect street harassment. From exclusionist feminists to 'alt-right' young men. From men who can't cry to the women who think they shouldn't. As her body gets in line with her mind, Juno tells not only her own story, but the story of everyone who is shaped by society's expectations of gender - and what we can do about it.
In 2015, she came out as a transgender woman, having begun her journey of transitioning 18 months prior. She began hormonal transition in early 2016. She was signed to write a column in Glamour magazine documenting her experience of transitioning. She represents the LGBT charity Stonewall as a School Role Model. In addition, she sat on the judging panel for the 2016 BBC Young Writers' Award. She acted in "I May Destroy You" and "Holby City".
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