Finding the Real Me True Tales of Sex and Gender Diversity

by O'Keefe, Tracie; Fox, Katrina

• ISBN13: 9780787965471
• ISBN10: 0787965472
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-02
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Tracie O'Keefe is a clinical hypnotherapist, psychotherapist, and counselor in Sydney, Australia and professor of sex, gender, and sexuality at the Calamus International University. She is the author of the book Sex, Gender, and Sexuality. Katrina Fox is a freelance journalist and editor. O'Keefe and Fox are the coauthors of Trans-X-U-All

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Glossary	p. xviii
Paradox Is Paradise for Me	p. 1
Lessons of Life	p. 11
A Rose in Bloom	p. 19
A Journey to Androgyny	p. 30
Bad Hair Days: The Story	p. 43
Robyn's Journey	p. 55
Japan: A Sexually Unique Country	p. 68
So, Which One Is the Opposite Sex? The Sometimes Spiritual Journey of a Metagender	p. 76
Being Human: A Personal Transsexual Perspective of Transition	p. 88
Peter's Story	p. 98
The Headache Is in Your Head	p. 103
Gallae, or Reflections of a Pagan Heart	p. 115
Time for a Good Transgender Story	p. 126
Melanie: My Story	p. 137
Confessions of a She-Male Merchant Marine	p. 147
Dream On, and Don't Wake Up to the Nightmare of Reality	p. 158
Jack's Story	p. 168
Tracy's Story	p. 179
The Second Transition	p. 188
An Other-Gendered Boy	p. 203
Masks and Redemptive Transformation	p. 209
Rikki's Story	p. 220
The Constructed Life	p. 231
My Purple Aura: A Journey to Self-Acceptance	p. 242
The Never Ending Tango	p. 253
Butch: A Work in Progress	p. 263
Resources	p. 275
The Editors	p. 281
The Authors	p. 283
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