Redefining Realness
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Redefining Realness is a memoir by writer and activist Janet Mock that chronicles her experiences growing up as a multiracial, transgender girl and explores themes of identity, gender, and social justice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Redefining Realness canonical | 4 |
| Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12997083 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Redefining Realness Context triple: [Janet Mock, notableWork, Redefining Realness]
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A.
Don’t Touch My Hair
“Don’t Touch My Hair” is a song by Solange that explores themes of Black identity, autonomy, and respect for personal and cultural boundaries.
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B.
Love Is the New Black
Love Is the New Black is a soulful R&B studio album by American singer Anthony Hamilton that blends classic soul influences with contemporary production and themes of love and resilience.
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C.
The Woman I Wanted to Be
The Woman I Wanted to Be is a memoir by fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg in which she reflects on her life, career, and personal philosophy of empowerment.
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D.
The Woman I Am
The Woman I Am is a 1992 R&B and soul album by Chaka Khan that showcases her powerful vocals through a blend of contemporary production and classic funk-infused grooves.
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The Beautiful Struggle
The Beautiful Struggle is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s coming-of-age memoir about growing up in Baltimore amid violence, hip-hop culture, and his father’s Black nationalist ideals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Redefining Realness Target entity description: Redefining Realness is a memoir by writer and activist Janet Mock that chronicles her experiences growing up as a multiracial, transgender girl and explores themes of identity, gender, and social justice.
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A.
Don’t Touch My Hair
“Don’t Touch My Hair” is a song by Solange that explores themes of Black identity, autonomy, and respect for personal and cultural boundaries.
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B.
Love Is the New Black
Love Is the New Black is a soulful R&B studio album by American singer Anthony Hamilton that blends classic soul influences with contemporary production and themes of love and resilience.
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C.
The Woman I Wanted to Be
The Woman I Wanted to Be is a memoir by fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg in which she reflects on her life, career, and personal philosophy of empowerment.
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D.
The Woman I Am
The Woman I Am is a 1992 R&B and soul album by Chaka Khan that showcases her powerful vocals through a blend of contemporary production and classic funk-infused grooves.
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E.
The Beautiful Struggle
The Beautiful Struggle is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s coming-of-age memoir about growing up in Baltimore amid violence, hip-hop culture, and his father’s Black nationalist ideals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | memoir ⓘ |
| addresses |
legal and social barriers for transgender people
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media representation of trans people ⓘ medical transition ⓘ |
| author | Janet Mock ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
LGBT literature
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autobiography ⓘ memoir ⓘ transgender literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Surpassing Certainty ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Hawaii upbringing
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education ⓘ family ⓘ gender ⓘ identity ⓘ love and relationships ⓘ multiracial identity ⓘ poverty ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ sex work ⓘ transgender rights ⓘ |
| influenced | public discourse on transgender issues ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Janet Mock
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gender identity ⓘ intersectionality ⓘ race and ethnicity in the United States ⓘ social justice ⓘ transgender women ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first popular memoirs by a trans woman of color from a major publisher ⓘ |
| pageCount | 256 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher | Atria Books ⓘ |
| receivedRecognition |
critical acclaim from mainstream media
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praise from LGBTQ+ organizations ⓘ |
| setting |
Honolulu
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New York City ⓘ Oakland ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
LGBTQ+ readers
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general adult readership ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Janet Mock's adolescence
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Janet Mock's childhood ⓘ Janet Mock's early adulthood ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Redefining Realness
Charles Mock
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Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
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linked to: Redefining Realness