Tomboy Survival Guide is a memoir told in stories and pictures, in which Ivan recounts the pleasures of growing up a tomboy in Canada’s Yukon, and how they learned to embrace their tomboy past when they later identified as lesbian and finally a trans person. Divided into four sections—“Then,” “Since,” “Because,” and “Heart”—the book offers hope and reassurance to those who are different.
These heartfelt, funny, and moving stories are about the culture of difference — a guide to being true to one's self.