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My Name Was Baby by Chris M. Arnone

Feb 5
1 min read

Did you see the cover art for My Name Was Baby: An Intersex Memoir by Chris M. Arnone?  @chrismarnone


Chris is a rising intersex activist who offers a compelling memoir that brings rare visibility to intersex life in the American Midwest. With candor, humor, and emotional honesty, Arnone tells a story of growing up different—and learning, decades later, why. https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700642250/


“My Name Was Baby is a brave and intimate exploration of the search for identity, belonging, and the meaning of manhood beyond the narrow rules of masculinity. It’s a reflection on what it means to live truthfully—to let go of shame, to question what we’ve been taught, and to find freedom in being fully ourselves. It is an intersex story filled with honesty and heart that you won’t forget.” —Georgiann Davis, author of Five Star White Trash: A Memoir of Fraud and Family


“Long overdue has been the book from Middle America about what it means to be intersex in our culture, and now, thanks to Arnone’s unrelenting drive to get down on the page what one story of being intersex looks like, we have the path laid for others. Arnone blows in like a fresh breeze to help remind us what's at the heart of what we're after: being understood, heard, and appreciated for who we are.” —Taylor  Brorby, author of Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land


My Name Was Baby will be out June 23rd, but you can pre-order it now! @kansas_press @alaws09 @alectlogey

 
 
 

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yelverton2018
Aug 12

The emotional depth in Chris M. Arnone's writing is truly resonant. When you need to take a brief mental break from such heavy themes, engaging with vintage browser titles can be a helpful way to reset your focus before returning to your literary analysis.

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Robert Gandell
Jun 27

Reading "My Name Was Baby" by Chris M. Arnone offers a reflective and emotionally grounded narrative that highlights identity and human experience It connects meaningfully with Evidence-Based Nursing Practice by emphasizing empathy, patient-centered understanding and the value of lived experiences in care decisions The piece encourages thoughtful integration of narrative insight into professional healthcare practice and holistic nursing perspectives today

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