Her parents eventually split up and at age seven Mock is sent to live with her father and brother, Chad, in Oakland, California. At four years old, Mock discovers that her father is cheating on her mother. After being caught, Mock is scolded by her grandmother and mother for wearing a dress. In 1989, as children, Mock's friend and neighbor Marylin dares Mock to take her grandmother's dress down from the clothesline and put it on.
Mock opens the book with a scene from 2009, where she starts to tell her boyfriend Aaron that she is transgender and then starts telling her story from childhood. In Redefining Realness, Janet Mock describes her life as a transgender woman from childhood to adulthood. The memoir follows Mock's journey as a transgender girl and young woman in Hawaii. It debuted in 19th position on The New York Times Best Seller list for Hardcover Nonfiction. The book has been praised by Melissa Harris-Perry, bell hooks, Laverne Cox, and Barbara Smith. It was published on 1 February 2014 by Atria Books.
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More is a memoir and the debut book by Janet Mock, an American writer and transgender activist.
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