Sky answers “Yeahhh... when the synopsis states that...”

Lex asked this question about Almost Perfect:

Yeahhh... when the synopsis states that sage is "actually a boy", does that mean she's a trans woman? Because immediately that sort of misgendering bullshit puts me off.

Sky Yes, Sage is a trans woman, but the book is set in the midwest and we kind of suck in the midwest, so the protagonist is super prejudiced towards the …moreYes, Sage is a trans woman, but the book is set in the midwest and we kind of suck in the midwest, so the protagonist is super prejudiced towards the beginning and the story is really about him learning more about trans issues and trying to learn to accept Sage despite the way he was raised. When Sage comes out, I really think that the way she worded it was because she was scared and still was unsure whether she could really be a "real woman". I don't really know, I didn't write the book, but that's just how I interpreted it.(less)

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