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Informationen zum Autor 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 Klappentext 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. "This groundbreaking selection of autobiographies gives loud and celebratory voice to the frequently hidden and ignored community of those with diverse sex and gender expression. An important and long overdue publication that is sure to illuminate and inform people of all genders who enter the realm of its pages." -- Elizabeth Riley, general manager, Gender Centre, Sydney, Australia "If you ever doubted that transgender and transsexual issues cross national and cultural boundaries, this provocative collection of voices ought to be enlightening. The confidence, self-awareness, creativity, playfulness, and commitment to life that these people share in the face of invalidation, restriction, oppression, and even violence is absolutely inspiring. The personal is political; these voices raised in harmony prove it."-- Jamison Green, educator and author, Becoming a Visible Man Zusammenfassung This is a collection of funny! sad! revealing! and inspiring stories of sex and gender diversity! as told by a variety of people who are on a journey towards finding the real me. They share their true and varied experiences within the sex and gender diverse community around the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
