Dena Elisabeth Eber, You Refuse to Believe that You Ever Liked Pink, 2023

Dena Elisabeth Eber’s courageous portrayal of her daughter’s gender transition to Alex, and Eber’s own evolution into a loving and caring mother of a seemingly new person reveals the struggles and strengths of both mother and child. 

The project, You Refuse to Believe that You Ever Liked Pink documents the year during which Alex and Dena came to understand what their mutual transitions looked like and meant. 

As a young adult with autism spectrum disorder and countless physical ailments, Alex struggles to exist in a world that seems to run counter to how Dena’s child understands it. 

Along with the gender transition, Alex came into an awareness as an asexual adult, and this book reflects the search for all these identities.