The book is a biography of Dorce Gamalama, a legend of the Indonesian transgender community, prominent transgender entertainer, singer, talk show host, comedienne, and celebrity, that passed away on 16 February 2022.
According to the University of Melbourne's website: "Dorce was born in Solok, West Sumatra, in 1963. She began her career as a member of an all-trans-women dance group known as The Fantastic Dolls, eventually leading to her first national television appearance in 1989, for the 27th-anniversary celebrations of state television station TVRI.
She came to wider public prominence with further television appearances and the release of the films Dorce Sok Akrab (Dorce Up Close) in 1989 and Dorce Ketemu Jodoh (Dorce Meets Her Match) in 1990. She was a prolific recording artist, too, at one point recording nine albums over a period of just five months.
