Author’s Note: I first published this article in the Abeqweit Rainbow Collective Publication in 2002. My life as a male to female transgender started when I was born. I have recollections of my mother telling me that I had long curly hair when I was younger. When everyone k...
Am I Transsexual?
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It’s an old joke in the transgender community that goes like this: Q: “What’s the difference between a crossdresser and a transsexual?” A: “Two years” This provides some humorous levity while astutely implying a truth about transsexuals –...
Step Softly, Walk Carefully – The Path Here Is Narrow and Untrodden
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I am sitting outside the local Walgreens in my car holding the pill in my hands. The sun is gently breaking through the clouds as if to create a boundary around which my world would pivot. My heart is beating a nervous tune infused with melodies of contentment. As I swallow the...
This week we take a brief respite from our walk through my past and jump ahead many years to today. I was recently reading a passage in “True Selves – Understanding Transsexualism” that gave me a clearer picture of the emotional journey behind me, and the path s...
We resume the story with our intrepid heroine about to enter her teen years and experience the joy of her first period, breast growth and discovering boys. In your mind you should now hear the scratching sound as the DJ hastily lifts the needle off an old LP record just before th...
To get where you’re going it’s critical to know where you are, and often helpful to know where you’ve been. I must confess that much of my childhood is shrouded in the fog of memory, but I will strive to share those moments which shine brightest in my mind’...
Even though I’ve been walking this path all my life I finally feel as though I’ve started my journey to womanhood. As many of you may know I recently began my transgender therapy. My aim is to validate that transitioning is right for me, and to find a partner who will...
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One Step More than Yesterday… March 19, 2019
Dark green vision-blocking curtains covered the window in the living room. Homemade frosting covered the window on the front door. I sat in absolute, motionless silence as the repeated, incessant knocking continued, not getting louder, but not stopping either. I could hear my hea...
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Poise and Grace March 16, 2019
The following information has been helpful to me, and I hope that it will be helpful to you. It is not original, but comes from classes on poise that my daughter took when she was in high school. A poised woman walks beautifully, sits with style, and articulates her ideas and f...
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Let It Go! March 15, 2019
When I first heard the song “Let It GO” from the Disney movie Frozen, it struck me how well the lyrics describe the journey of exploration many of us are on with regards to how we express our feminine side. (After searching to be sure I had the words correct, I discovered I...