The Last Time I Wore a Dress, Dylan Scholinski
The Last Time I Wore a Dress, Dylan Scholinski
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The Last Time I Wore a Dress

Author: Dylan Scholinski, Jane Meredith Adams

Narrator: Dylan Scholinski

Unabridged: 7 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/15/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

UPDATED WITH A NEW EPILOGUE
At fifteen years old, Daphne Scholinski was committed to a mental institution and awarded the dubious diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder. For three years and more than a million dollars of insurance, the problem was “treated”—with makeup lessons and instructions in how to walk like a girl.
 
With a new epilogue by Scholinski, whose name is now Dylan and who identifies as nonbinary, this revised paperback edition of The Last Time I Wore a Dress looks back at those experiences and their life since. It chronicles the journey of coming into oneself and gaining a nuanced, freeing understanding of being born transgender. This memoir tells Dylan Scholinski’s remarkable story in an honest, unforgettable voice that’s both heartbreaking and hopeful.

* This audiobook edition includes a donwloadable PDF with the Appendix, Resource List, and images from the book.

About The Author

Dylan Scholinski is an award-winning artist, author and public speaker. They are the founder/witness of Sent(a)Mental Studios and the Haven Youth Project, which offer programs for at-risk youth. They live with their wife and children in Denver, Colorado.   Jane Meredith Adams is an award-winning writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her work has appeared in The Threepenny Review, Slate, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and other publications. She lives with her wife and children in Berkeley, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on September 01, 2025

I’m going to be so honest, I did not choose this book for myself. I’m currently in grad school working towards my MSW, and this memoir was a required read in my Social Work with LGBTQ class. While required, it was phenomenal, and I flew through it. Dylan (Daphne) recounts their adolescent experience......more