PDF Nobody Needs to Know: A Memoir

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Nobody
Needs
to
Know
A
Memoir
Description
From intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis comes a
candid
and life-
affirming true story of identity, lies, family
secrets, and the healing power of truth.Pidgeon
Pagonis always felt like their life was a
constant attempt to fit in with other
girls8213afeeling that was only exacerbated
when puberty failed to hit. They never understood
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why8230unil they uncovered the secret that had
haunted their childhood.Bouncing between their
Chicago home and the city8217schildren8217shos
pital, Pidgeon weathered a series of traumatic
surgeries, fabrications, and misdirections. It
wasn8217tuntil college that Pidgeon pieced
together the puzzle of their identity
they8217dbeen born intersex but raised as a
girl, their life shaped by lies that left them
physically and mentally scarred. But for Pidgeon,
what began as a shameful and traumatic discovery
transforms into a painful yet joyous journey of
self-love, truth, and healing.Pidgeon8217sinspir
ing memoir is for everyone whose body and spirit
defy expectations, a fierce challenge to a system
hell-bent on enforcing binary definitions.
Ultimately, it8217sa celebration of the freedom
and empowerment that come from learning the truth
about who you are8213an living it.