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Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family

Amy Ellis Nutt

Start date: July 18, 2016

Finish date: July 20, 2016

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In 1997, Wayne and Kelly Maines, after several years of struggling to become parents, adopt twin boys from a distant young relative unable to care for them properly. As Wyatt and Jonas grow up, it became rapidly and clearly evident that the two children were very different people. Wyatt, as soon as he was able to speak, made it clear he felt himself to be a girl and became increasingly frustrated in the body assigned to him. Thus began a difficult journey for a family to adapt to this new and su ...more

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