A pair of identical twins have opened up about how their lives were turned upside down when one of the siblings, who were born as boys, revealed she was transgender. Jonas and Nicole Maines, who are both 18, were born twin boys named Jonas and Wyatt. But at an early age, Wyatt, who has always identified as a girl, began talking about his desire to transition - and eventually took hormones and underwent sexual reassignment surgery to physically become female. Now, the twins and their parents have shared details about their lives in a new interview with People, as well as in Pulitzer-Prize winner Amy Ellis Nutt's new book,Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family.Nicole and Jonas Maines, 18, were born identical twin boys - but Nicole always felt like a girlShe began taking puberty suppressants as a tween, and recently had gender reassignment surgery before starting collegeWhen her elementary school forced her to use staff bathrooms, her family sued the school district for discrimination and one $75,000Nicole, who was born 'Wyatt', now has an 'awesome' boyfriend and said she is always upfront about being transgender
At her new middle school, _ was able to start over, and didn't tell anyone she was transgender.