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About a Girl

A mother’s powerful story of raising her transgender child. With a foreword by Georgie Stone

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About a Girl

By: Rebekah Robertson
Narrated by: Rebekah Robertson
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 In 2000, Rebekah gave birth to twin boys, George and Harry. But as they grew older, their preferences began to show, and by the age of three it was clear Georgie was drawn to anything that was pretty or had a skirt that could swirl.

Before long Georgie was insisting that she was a girl and became distressed that she had to hide who she really was when she began school. Soon the bullying started and she would come home in floods of tears, begging her mother to help her.

Rebekah and her husband, conflicted about how to proceed and overwhelmed by fear, united in their determination to help her live freely and fearlessly. To ensure Georgie had access to medical support they sought permission for her to begin puberty-blocking medication. Their case was the start of the long road to justice for transgender children in Australia and became the basis of the 2013 landmark decision to remove the Family Court's jurisdiction.

Georgie has gone on to become one of the brightest stars of the Australian youth leadership landscape through her advocacy work. And Rebekah founded Transcend, a support network for transgender kids and their families in Australia.

Part memoir and part inspirational message of hope for those navigating a similar path, About a Girl is a thought-provoking and profoundly moving true story. Above all, it is a celebration of family and the values that unite us all.

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This story of one family’s journey through gender dysphasia and the challenges faced in the “noughties”…. A lot has changed but still not enough!

Sincerely read, sensitively written

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Great job Rebekah. This book was enjoyable and insightful while delivering the information intertwined with telling a real life family's journey as well as Georgie's while delivering information about teansgender individuals and the exp they must endure to become their true selves.
The narration was great as was the content without being too heavy which made it an enjoyable story.

About A Girl

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Listening to this audio book firstly brought up a lot of hard memories in terms of the harsh topics discussed in the earlier chapters and as the book progressed it gave me a lot of food for thought and by the end I was in tears just because of the journey
I highly rate this book a listen and a re-listen
- Jasmine Weaver

What a story and a relatable one

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I read this book after hearing Georgie on No Filter podcast. Rebekah has written a truly moving account which had me totally absorbed. I experienced so many emotions - from sadness to elation- as I accompanied Rebekah on their journey. Thank you so much for sharing this most personal aspect of your lives.

Moving, educational story

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This book is a must read for everyone! There is a an entire community of diverse and beautiful people who need support!

what a fantastic insight!

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