When I Was a Boy
As a kid, the writer reveled in their androgyny. But when puberty threatened to declare a gender for them, they became mired in an identity crisis — until a stranger liberated them with a single word.
RF Jurjevics
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R. Jurjevics is a writer, illustrator, and multimedia producer. She has written for Real Simple, the San Diego Reader, and Bitch Magazine. In 2013, Jurjevics launched Big Creature Media, a digital development company specializing in post-production services. She lives in New York City.
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