At six, iO no longer wants to be a girl. In New York's East Village in the late 80s, unorthodox choices are the norm: so iO presents as a boy. He grows up in a rough, boundless wonderland, surrounded by drag queens, performance artists, and the friends of his godmother, Nan Goldin. "Darling Days" tells the story of the search for authenticity in a lost place - an irresistible, intense book. When a group of boys in Central Park ostracizes six-year-old iO, the decision is made: iO is now a boy. The mother supports this step, as they live in a brownstone where being different is embraced, a place where Hungarian filmmakers, aging porn stars, and artists celebrate counterculture alongside all the other misfits. For iO, a life between genders begins, liberated from rigid categories.