Thank you so much for posting that, Marlena. The most important message that I took away from it was this one:
There are as many ways to be trans as there are individual trans-people, and as paradoxical as it sounds, we are never going have a strong community until we are willing to include those who don't fit the same mold or follow the same path as ourselves.Each of us embodies our gender difference in a different way, and what we all need are more stories, more opportunities to learn from each other exactly how many different ways there are to live this life.
Incidentally, I am just finishing reading She's Not There, which is a wonderfully written autobiographical account of Jenny's transition -- chock full of warmth, humor, and honesty. I highly recommend it.