The Last Time I Wore Dress

At fifteen years old, Daphne Scholinski was committed to a mental institution and awarded the dubious diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder. She spent three years–and over a million dollars of insurance– treating the problem…with makeup lessons and instructions in how to walk like a girl.Daphne’s story–which is, sadly, not that unusual–has already received attention from such shows as 20/20,
Dateline,
Today, and Leeza.
But her memoir, bound to become a classic, tells the story in a funny, ironic, unforgettable voice that isn’t all grim; Scholinski tells her story in beautifully evocative prose and mines her experiences for every last drop of ironic humor, determined to have the last laugh. (Time Out New York)