He Said, She Said: Lessons, Stories, and Mistakes from My Transgender Journey

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With 8 million followers across platforms, Gigi Gorgeous is the YouTube generation's transgender icon, and this is her totally candid, never-before-told story of how she got real with herself and the world. Gigi Gorgeous is beloved for her over-the-top style, her outrageous sense of humor, her larger-than-life romances, and her glam Hollywood lifestyle. Ten years ago, she was a gawky Canadian emo teen named Gregory. Now she brings us on her journey from Gregory to Gigi, going deeper than ever before into her struggles and triumphs as she figured out her identity and learned how to be a woman in the world today. In this hilarious, chatty, and honest memoir, she tells us about her childhood obsessions with femininity, her days as an Olympic-bound diver and early romances, her moment as a high school mean girl, and how her family responded as she figured out her sexuality and gender identity, ultimately coming out of the closet three separate times. She tells us about losing her mom at a tragically young age, and how she learned to grieve. And she takes us inside her first weekend in New York when she first encountered the trans community and recognized herself in those she met. She also walks the reader through her transition, from the hair-raising story of her trachea shave to the intense experience of her facial feminization surgery. And she gets incredibly honest about dating and heartbreak in her stories of falling in love with both men and women, ending with her fairy-tale romance with her fiance, Nats. Funny and uplifting, with a flair for the outrageous matched by a grounding in authenticity, Gigi offers stories, inspiration, and advice about staying true to yourself no matter what, and how doing so will help you find happiness beyond your wildest dreams.

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Walking readers through career moves, surgeries, and navigating a love life while still getting to know her own evolving self and sexuality, Gorgeous writes with an open heart and empathy for her past selves (and, spoiler, a happy ending). With fun and glamorous photos, Gorgeous' memoir is an upbeat, affirming, and thoroughly modern tale of becoming oneself.Booklist

Gigi exemplifies gorgeous in so many ways and on so many levels. From this book you will get a sense of how gorgeous she is inside and out.Caitlyn Jenner,New York Timesbestsellingauthor of theThe Secrets of My Life

"I've followed Gigi since the beginning, and have always admired her humor, kindness, strength, and honestybut I only knew the tip of the iceberg. InHe Said, She Said,Gigi shows what it means to be a queer icon, and keeps you laughing along the way."Tyler Oakley,New York Timesbestselling author ofBinge

"Gigi Gorgeous is not just an inspiration, shes the funniest person Ive ever met and the best storyteller on the internet. A conversation with Gigi is filled with laughter, tears, and continuous gasps of shock. This book is no different."Shane Dawson,New York Timesbestsellingauthor ofIt Gets WorseandI Hate Myselfie

"Delightful, entertaining, and surprisingly heartfeltmuch like Gigi herself."Hannah Hart,New York TimesbestsellingauthorofMy Drunk KitchenandBuffering

Author Bio

Gigi Gorgeous is a YouTube star, transgender activist, television personality, actress, model and LGBTQ icon. She has nearly 8 million followers across her social platforms and in January 2017, her feature-length documentary "This is Everything- Gigi Gorgeous", premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2017, Gigi was named one of Time Magazine's "25 Most Influential People on the Internet" and one of "Forbes 30 Under 30." She was also previously awarded YouTuber of the Year at the Shorty Awards and the LogoTV Trailblazing Social Creator Award for her advocacy on behalf of LGBTQ youth, among other awards.