What Happens When You Find the One...And He's Nothing Like You Expected?

[Kieron Andrew]

I was gonna put this in media but thought it might get lost there....
Warning long article but very heart warming...
http://www.oprah.com/relationships/Falling-in-Love-with-a-Transgender-Man

[Thornton]

other than the fact that that read like a generic chick-romance novel that I could bear only because of the subject, this was alright. It's good to know there's hope out there. I think this would be more effective if Oprah ran a segment of her show about this, though.

[WalT]

I think this would be more effective if Oprah ran a segment of her show about this, though.Agreed, though I found the story heart warming in the midsts of hearing stories of nothing but transphobia. It's nice that some people in the world understand what it means to be transgender.

[JesseThirteen]

Hello! I read this article in "O" when I was at work the other day, made me feel hopeful for the future. I agree, Oprah should do a show about it.

[Leo Lane]

"...trying to explain how gender and sexuality are not the same thing, how someone can feel himself to be a boy, even if he was not born with the boy kit. How nothing is clear-cut, if you are honest about it. Girls play football, boys like to sew, everyone cries. How society has made the rules, issued the uniforms, the lists of approved activities, but where it counts, in your heart, in your head, the truth is always far blurrier."

"Okay. Perhaps my boy is not a "normal" boy. This is true. But normal has always felt like a lie to me, a too-tight sweater we force ourselves to wear. Normal has never been too kind to women, to children, or people of color, people mired in poverty, anyone different in any way. Normal is good for no one, really. It is a lie we all decide to believe—after even the most cursory look, no one is actually normal; it is a plastic bag we wrap around our own heads."

"I do not love my fiancé because he is trans or in spite of his being trans. I love him because of who he is, the same reason he loves me."

Words of wisdom. Thanks for this.

[TurkishDelight]

I loved reading this! Thank you for sharing...! :)

[Tracii G]

Great read for sure.There is hope.

[Sheila]

God damn it Kieron, you have this hard nosed biatch sat her with a lump in her throat and tears in her eyes ............ Love, it transcends who we think we are, and humbles us with it's simplicity and goodness :)

[7sisters]

Here is a nice site with stories about women and the new men in their lives.

http://maddoxtrans.piczo.com/snbpartners?cr=5#

And here is a nice article in Advocate (Advocate the magazine for gay men) for Transmen who are gay. Please check out Loren Cameron's photos.

http://www.advocate.com/article.aspx?id=43701