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"Men get more freedom": women and memoir writing

Juliet Jacques spoke to Dawn Foster about her new book, Trans: A Memoir, and the struggles of gender typecasting in the media

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Credit: Juliet Jacques

Juliet Jacques' book Trans tells the story of her transition as much as it functions as a cultural bildungsroman, from her early life in Sussex, to London, via Manchester and Brighton, encompassing thoughts on the media, music, literature and politics. Here she discusses the task of journalism and the gendered struggles in writing, avoiding typecasting and revealing personal lives in public writing.

How did you first approach the task of memoir writing?