Quote Originally Posted by Randi49 View Post
There is a book by Renee Richards about her transitioning in the 70s called Second Serve. She had some pretty rough times. Before that I think you would have been beat or killed. We were pretty closeted. I got all my clothes by catalog order with men's shirts so I could hide it from the family. Thatvor you stole your clothes. That could invite some pretty violent defensive moves in the community. I say community but you never knew anyone else outside of big cities. In the 80s and 90s we would be openly ridiculed if found out and probably abused. If I was desparate to dress in public I did it at night in closed parks and such. I carried male clothes in a bag. One's I saw who didn't you would see returning home in the morning all tore up. Plus hormones were a nightmare to get even if they existed. There were no laser treatments, electrolysis (where), it was wax or shave. It was much harder to pass. ery
Back in the day there was alot of medical consensus that your appearance was a factor in whether you were "allowed" to transition.