Today is a special day in my transition to living my life and social acceptance as a woman. Today I received in the post my new Israel Identity Card, with my previous name change, an up to date photo, and most significantly, my gender is now female! Last night I attended by invitation from the leader a new women's group that was started in our village. There were about thirty five women in attendance, ages from 18 to 75. Some knew me from before, most not. We were asked to introduce ourselves as we went around the room. I said: "My name is Dorit. I am a transgender woman. If it is new to you, it is also new to me. I hope I can find my place among you." I found only acceptance. Israeli women are awesome!