Nobody Needs to Know

In this powerful coming-of-age memoir, intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis shares their journey from a childhood shaped by secrecy and medical intervention to becoming a leading voice for intersex rights. With honesty and resilience, they recount how uncovering the truth about their body led to reclaiming their identity and speaking out against systemic harm.

~ Included for its urgent and courageous portrayal of intersex experience, and for lifting up a voice that challenges medical injustice and reclaims personal agency. ~