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Finding the Real Me is an extraordinary collection of real-life stories told by a wide-range of sex and gender diverse people. These healing tales of struggle and transformation reveal just how creative, resourceful, and adventurous the individuals in this community can be and also helps to bridge the gap between ignorance and understanding. As each incredible story unfolds we become part of the author's journey to self-acceptance and join the celebration of their new life. Page by page, we laugh, cry, and learn to appreciate these wonderful courageous people and the road they walked to be their true selves. Finding the Real Me is a landmark book that encourages us to embrace diversity, to never fear our differences, and to remain always in awe of our amazing possibilities.
Contents
Foreword ix Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Glossary xviii
Paradox Is Paradise for Me 1
Lessons of Life 11
A Rose in Bloom 19
A Journey to Androgyny 30
Bad Hair Days: The Story 43
Robyn's Journey 55
Japan: A Sexually Unique Country 68
So, Which One Is the Opposite Sex? The Sometimes Spiritual Journey of a Metagender 76
Being Human: A Personal Transsexual Perspective of Transition 88
Peter's Story 98
The Headache Is in Your Head 103
Gallae, or Reflections of a Pagan Heart 115
Time for a Good Transgender Story 126
Melanie: My Story 137
Confessions of a She-Male Merchant Marine 147
Dream On, and Don't Wake Up to the Nightmare of Reality 158
Jack's Story 168
Tracy's Story 179
The Second Transition 188
An Other-Gendered Boy 203
Masks and Redemptive Transformation 209
Rikki's Story 220
The Constructed Life 231
My Purple Aura: A Journey to Self-Acceptance 242
The Never Ending Tango 253
Butch: A Work in Progress 263
Resources 275
The Editors 281
The Authors 283
