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“I felt like I was shedding a skin, like I was reemerging into the world after a long period of sleep. I felt, for perhaps the first time in my life, like my body was my own. I lived in it without shame, without being motivated by a male desire for it. I felt like I had been set free.”
― Tomboyland: Essays
― Tomboyland: Essays
“queer people have developed other ways to create bonds with partners, to parent, to reimagine those structures that have cast them aside. Whatever shape it takes, they build a home and a family of their own.”
― Tomboyland: Essays
― Tomboyland: Essays
“Is there anywhere that you feel like you can be your full self?” I ask. “No!” she yells, slapping the table and laughing. It’s a huge, contagious laugh, and it cuts through the noise of the bar. A few college kids look over at us. “Never! I don’t think I’ve ever been my full self anywhere. I don’t even think that’s a thing.”
― Tomboyland: Essays
― Tomboyland: Essays
Elise’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Elise’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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197 friends
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684 friends
10,902 books
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477 friends
1,500 books
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53 friends
1,562 books
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159 friends
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46 friends
121 books
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671 books
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25 friends
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