![]() ![]() She falls under the umbrella known as intersex (which includes people with a variety of different biological characteristics that mean they deviate from what we’ve decided is “normal” male or female biology). As a result, Kristin has male gonads (testes) and XY chromosomes, but she has developed in many other ways, physically, as a girl, and was assigned female at birth. Oh, and she has a boyfriend! Then Kristin learns that she has a condition known as AIS, Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome. She loves her dad, who is still grieving the death of her mother from cervical cancer. She’s pretty popular (but not too popular). Kristin is your ordinary, average 18-year-old girl. ![]() And my verdict? Well, it’s not my place to evaluate the intersex representation here-regardless, there are other problems with this book. I was very nervous to read this book, because Gregorio’s author bio mentions she was “inspired” to write this by an intersex patient she encountered while a resident. It is one of the many stock elements of None of the Above, a novel featuring an intersex protagonist coming to terms with her identity while navigating her final year of high school. ![]() Gregorio puts it right at the beginning of the novel and gets it over with. Oh, you American YA novels and your obsession with Homecoming … sigh. ![]()
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