The tomboy conjures an image of a girl in overalls and baseball hats, wearing short hair and nondescript shoes. She probably isn’t into Barbie. When the term “tomboy” first appeared, in the ...

Tomboy acceptance sank in the 1950s, when Rosie the Riveter and her daughters were returned to a hyper-feminine domestic sphere in order to secure men’s place in the work world.

Lisa Selin Davis, the author of “Tomboy,” discusses the hyper-gendering of American childhood By Mary Katharine Tramontana — Lisa Selin Davis, the author of “Tomboy,” on the sexism and ...

Outlook ‘Tomboy’ is anachronistic. But the concept still has something to teach us. These characters still give us room to experiment with the complexities of gender and sexuality.

In the growing canon of stories about trans kids, there’s no greater film than “Tomboy,” an early master work from celebrated French filmmaker Céline Sciamma.Released in 2011, “Tomboy ...

Sweden 'Tomboy' who regretted gender transition breaks down crying describing difficulty of breast removal surgery Nikita Teran said, 'I didn't know what was happening with my body' ...

The number of young Americans who describe themselves as “transgender” has exploded over the past decade, increasing by a factor of 20 to 40, according to gender clinic referral data and a ...

The documentary 'Tomboy' follows four women drummers of different generations and musical styles, from Motown to metal, tracing their challenges in the music industry. By Caryn James [Note: In the ...

"Tomboy." Ann Meyers Drysdale always wore the term as a badge of honor. "Yeah, I was a little proud of it," said Meyers Drysdale, who is now a vice president of both the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and ...