In her memoir, Cleavage, Jennifer Finney Boylan shares her experiences navigating beauty standards as a transgender woman. A pivotal moment occurs when she realizes the pressure to fit into societal norms after trying on a snug dress. Boylan reflects on how her perception of body image shifted significantly post-transition. She discusses the ongoing challenges of self-acceptance and appearance, particularly for trans women, while also addressing the broader themes of aging and evolving relationships. Cleavage aims to resonate with trans individuals and anyone dealing with body image issues.
There's this tyranny of beauty, especially among trans women. There's this feeling that, if we're not beautiful enough, we're not really women.
The crisis was that it mattered to me now, as a woman, Boylan writes. When I was a man, I can say most definitively that it had not.
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