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Trans author Rowan Jetté Knox has posted yet another update about his journey to becoming a man - this time by airing his delight over being called 'sir' in public.
Knox, formerly Amanda Jette Knox, made the statements Sunday to his 14,700 Instagram followers.
During the 'weed store' excursion - as Knox put it - a staffer used the formal term of address reserved for men to speak to the bestselling writer, he recalled.
'I've been getting called Sir out in public more often,' says Knox, 46, in the new clip, filmed from his recently bought polyamory abode in Toronto.
'It's very cool - I like it.'
Knox recently 're-introduced' himself as a man ahead of the release of his new book. It was also revealed that Knox's husband, previously his wife, is also trans. The couple, parents to a trans daughter, enjoy a four-way open polyamorous relationship with another transgender couple, who they also live with.
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Trans author and polyamorist Rowan Jetté Knox posted yet another update about his journey to becoming a man Sunday - by publicly airing his delight over being called 'sir' in public
The gesture went on to move the self-professed polyamorist, months after he announced to his followers that he was 're-introducing' himself as a man. Knox lives with his partners Dani, Zoe and Dame (from left) in Toronto - an arrangement he regularly speaks about on social media
Only lasting a few seconds, the snippet update from Knox has been viewed 4,000 times within just two hours, and sees Knox recall a recent trip to a Toronto dispensary.
He continued by attempting to inject some comedy into the admission - simply stating to the camera: 'Last time was at the weed store though.
'Frankly, I don't know if that counts.'
The post, like many before it, provided some insight into the mindset of the newly made man, who for the past seven years had lived with a spouse who identifies as a woman.
A few years before that, Knox's daughter, Alexis, became the first in the family to come out as trans - doing so publicly in the form of a Microsoft funded video series featured her then-mother, and new mom Zoe, in supportive roles.
That journey saw the child - who was born a boy and is now an adult woman - undergo treatments that prevented her from going through puberty, effectively putting it on permanent pause.
In contrast, Knox - who came out as trans in August - earlier this month bragged about how similar treatments have triggered a bout of what he called 'second puberty.'
Penned on Threads along with a pensive selfie, the post was published less than two weeks after Knox - at age 46 - revealed he was undergoing testosterone treatment.
He wrote at the time: 'I’ve been trying to sum up the way it feels to be on HRT.
'I've been getting called Sir out in public more often,' says Knox, 46, in the new clip, filmed from his recently bought abode in Toronto. 'It's very cool - I like it'
The writer - whose new book One Sunny Afternoon: A Memoir of Trauma and Healing came out a month after he came out as trans - continued by attempting to inject some comedy into the public post, revealing it was a 'weed store' staffer used the formal term of address
The post, like many before it, provided some insight into the mindset of the newly made man, who for the past seven years has lived with a spouse who identifies as a woman. His wife, Zoe, transitioned in 2016, and is seen here
A few years before that, Knox's daughter, Alexis (seen here at age 11), became the first in the family to come out as trans - doing so publicly in the form of a Microsoft funded video series featured her then-mother (right) and new mom Zoe (not pictured) in supportive roles
That journey saw the child - who was born a boy and is now an adult woman - undergo treatments that prevented him from going through puberty. In contrast, Knox (seen here) has bragged about how similar treatments have triggered within him a bout of 'second puberty'
Knox (second from left) and wife Zoe (third from left) are now in a polyamorous relationship with another trans couple, Dani (far left) and Dame, and live together at a newly purchased home in Toronto
'The only way I can describe it is: the hormones in my body feel right for the first time in my life and it changes absolutely everything. The noise in my head has quieted. I am at peace.'
While somewhat melodramatic, the update - like Sunday's - was decidedly brief, but demonstrated Knox's ongoing devotion to his sudden transition.
Like several others since, it was also accompanied with hashtags like #hrt and #protecttranskids - showing his continued belief that children as young as 11 should be allowed to be given hormone blockers.
One such post, published on Friday, saw the author attempt to shill his two only titles - one released in 2019 and the other published this past September.
The first covered his unconventional family, and was billed as 'an inspirational story of accepting and embracing two trans people in a family - a family who shows what's possible when you "lead with love."'
The second, 'a deeply personal memoir about facing life-long trauma head-on', hit shelves weeks after his revelations, while detailing traumatic incidents throughout his life that still affect him today.
It comes two days he author attempt to shill his two only titles - one released in 2019 and the other published this past September. The first covered his unconventional family, while the second was billed as 'a deeply personal memoir about facing life-long trauma head-on'
The first book hit shelves years before his revelation when he was still Amanda, while the second offered insight into traumatic incidents he's suffered throughout his life that still affect him today
Both have since sold thousands of copies, but Knox after Thanksgiving took the time to promote them once again personally.
'Hello! It’s just me, that trans guy with the hair, reminding you that I’ve written two national bestselling memoirs,' she wrote .
'And if you want to support the work I do as someone who has dedicated his life to teaching others about hope, love, inclusion, and resilience, you can pick up a copy of one of both of them.
'Forever an awkward salesman and your pal, Rowan.'
Meanwhile, since the publishing of his first book - Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family - the family's living arrangement has changed somewhat, with Knox and wife Zoe now in a polyamorous relationship with another trans couple.
Identified - and celebrated - as Dani and Dame in the nearly constant stream of social activity from the new patriarch since, the pair also live at Knox's newly purchased residence in Canada, while his daughter, now in her 20s, has moved out.
Posts to social media further revealed how the reaction to his first book - which was penned under his previous name, Amanda - to suffer a mental-health crisis he claims cleared with the realization he is now a man.
Then, in an article published late last month just after his second book's release, Knox revealed he and Zoe had started a polyamorous relationship with Dani and Dame, whom with he 'bonded immediately in a way I rarely do these days,' he said.
Knox wrote about first meeting Dani last year after reaching out to her for advice about his own experiences during that troubled time - and the two, according to Knox, 'bonded immediately in a way I rarely do these days.'
Previously praising Alexis for showing Zoe how 'to be brave like her by example,' Knox, in the meantime, has continued to post about the family's unique experiences, ramping up his presence in recent months as he too revealed he was transgender.
Provided in a post to his Instagram account over the summer, the writer's revelation read: 'It is with joy, relief, and a fair amount of anxiety that I am re-introducing myself to you as Rowan Jette Knox.
'I am a trans man, am medically transitioning, and will be exclusively using he/him pronouns going forward.'
Now more than a month on testosterone, he posts about mundane things such as using the men's restroom and his hair, while continuing the comment on the renewed backlash she's faced over the past few months.
He recently wrote: 'I have a happy personal story to wrap up the week: My wife and I just signed the papers to sell our home.
'I’m trans and haven’t legally changed my name yet. Our lawyer, who’s known us for a decade, put a declaration into the contract where he certified I am the same person as the one on the title.'
He went on to reveal how 'he just… did it... because... that allowed me to sign everything as Rowan.'
Several crying emojis followed. His books continue to sell.
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