Liv is a trans boy, and goes to a school where girls have to wear skirts and boys have to wear pants. He begins protesting this policy.
Read more about trans representation in The Pants Project from Kyle Lukoff
Publisher’s Description:
Whoever wrote the uniform policy decided (whyyy?) that girls had to wear skirts, while boys were allowed to wear pants.
Sexist. Dumb. Unfair.
“Girls must wear a black, pleated, knee-length skirt.”
I bet I read those words a hundred times during summer vacation. The problem wasn’t the last word in that sentence. Skirt wasn’t really the issue, not for me.
The issue was the first word. Girls.Here’s the thing:
I may seem like a girl, but on the inside, I’m a boy.
Genre: Contemporary
Representation:
Gender:
Trans boys: Liv
Sexual Orientation:
Not explicitly addressed.
Romantic Orientation:
Not explicitly addressed.
Race/Ethnicity:
White: Liv
Trigger Warnings:
Transphobia/Transmisia (called out)