The Book

What happens when the person you’re becoming doesn’t quite match the person you’re expected to be?

With warmth, honesty, and plenty of humor, Michael Aylesworth revisits his years in the Boy Scouts of America and the experiences that shaped his understanding of identity, masculinity, community, and belonging.

Boy Pageant isn’t a handbook for becoming a man. It’s a story about figuring out what that even means for yourself.