Uncomfortable Labels: My Life as a Gay Autistic Trans Woman Sarah Fonseca for the story "Shore Leave

for the story "Shore Leave

grows moot in a heightened yet burlesque manner

An inspiring and radical celebration of 70 women

and an elegy on how difficult it is to love someone while dragging the long shadows of shame

Ultramarine grips the reader in a tussle with reality

Uncomfortable Labels: My Life as a Gay Autistic Trans Woman Sarah Fonseca for the story "Shore Leave"So while the assumption when I was born was that I was or would grow up to be a neurotypical heterosexual boy, that whole idea didn't really pan out long term." In this candid, first of its kind memoir, Laura Kate Dale recounts what life is like growing up as a gay trans woman on the autism spectrum. From struggling with sensory processing, managing socially demanding situations and learning social cues and feminine presentation, through to coming