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1. What does the writer of All Boys Aren't Blue mean when he says that his birth was a foreshadowing?

When Matt declares at the start of the introduction that his birth had been a foreshadowing, the reader does not understand his meaning at first. He then goes on to explain that his aunt had gotten so excited at the sight of all his curly dark hair that she ran into the waiting room and announced to the family that the baby had been a girl. He uses the instance to transition into a discussion of his gender identity in subsequent years.

2. Explain Matt's theory about the origins of strict gender norms.

In a larger discussion of strict gender norms in the United States and elsewhere, Matt describes the way in which the dominant culture maintains its power. He states that because the heteronormative community fears a loss of power, "the more visible LGBTQIAP+ people become, the harder the heterosexual community attempts to apply new norms” (1).

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