Crossing the Gender Divide

A Life in Two Worlds

 

In the summer of 1956 a young boy sits in a small clearing in the woods fervently searching the early evening sky for the first star - the first star that he could wish on to become the girl that he knew he'd always been.

 

This is the true story of a young man who fought for 40 years to try to find his place in society as a male.  He tried everything, joining the Navy ( big mistake with no decent male role models to be found), becoming a husband (happy for awhile but always jealous), and even a father (even more jealous because HE couldn't bear the child).  But it all led to a failed suicide attempt at age 40 when he finally realized that nothing would ever change.  With the help of friends, this young man found the courage he needed to finally become the woman she always knew she was.  That woman is me.

 

The book follows my trials to fit in, my way of dealing with the deep depression with which I lived every day of my life by throwing myself into my work, into learning and experiencing new things and even becoming multi-lingual with two separate degrees and a 2nd degree black belt in Okiwawa Kenpo Karate and Kobudo.  It all leads to my decision to make the biggest change of my life and suffer the tribulations of going through "transition" , or living and working as a woman for an entire year, in a major software development company, then retraining myself to finally live in the world as a proud woman.

 

This book is written for those suffering from transgenderism who believe that there's nothing at the end of the tunnel but an oncoming train.  But it's also written for the friends and family of the afflicted person to help them understand the person they love is just that - another person with a particlar problem that needs to be understood and supported. 

 

Written with a great deal of humor, a lot of it from the eyes of a young boy who just thinks all girls have penises and his just hasn't fallen off yet, you won't be overhwelmed with sadness, or feel this is just another "poor me" book.  You'll find it hard to put down and even harder to read without laughing out loud.