Winner, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Book Excellence Awards, 2021
Runner Up, Nonfiction-Memoir, PenCraft Awards, 2020
Finalist, First Non-Fiction, Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards, 2020
Finalist, LGBTQ: Non-Fiction, American Book Fest Best Book Awards, 2020
Honorable Mention, LGBT, Royal Dragonfly Book Awards, 2020
Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Best LGBT Memoir, National Association of Book Entrepreneurs, Summer 2020
Dive into the extraordinary life of John "Gene" E. Dawson in Farm Boy, City Girl: From Gene to Miss Gina and gain insight into the struggles of growing up gender-fluid and gay in the Great Depression era and the courage it took to live as Miss Gina in St. Louis. This powerful memoir provides a rare glimpse into the Mid-20th Century history of both rural Iowa and of LGBTQ individuals in Middle America-told by one who was there.
Learn about:
• The Great Depression era in the Midwest and how it impacted the life of a gender-fluid gay person.
• Gene's memories of gut-wrenching family drama in his 20s that resulted in his returning to his family's Iowa farm to help raise three younger brothers.
• Living as both Gene and Miss Gina in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and St. Louis.
• Tales of police brutality, gay bar life, and the unsung heroism of Midwestern LGBTQ people.
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