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.
Edited by:
Tracie O'Keefe (Sydney Australia),
Katrina Fox (Sydney,
Australia)
Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 395g
ISBN: 9780787965471
ISBN 10: 0787965472
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 20 May 2003
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
General/trade
,
A / AS level
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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
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
