In India, transgender people are called hijra which means
'pilgrimage.' This is perfectly apt because all trans people enter a
religious journey to reach the sacred space of their gender. There are
dozens of these stories. Here are the ones I recommend most:
Coming Up Queer - My own story of how I realized I am genderqueer and asexual
Transmen Transwomen OtherCasey's Story - A wife of a cross dresser Cross Paths: Where Transgender and Religion Meet (PDF) A large collection of transgender stories and topics Who Could Possibly Identify as Ex-Trans? - Article by Ex-Gay Watch about ex-gays' stories and gender identity
| Bigender IntersexIntersex have unique stories because they involve discovering their body transcends sex before their mind transcends gender. Some do not consider themselves transgender.A Place Called Grace - Dale Lynn, who also identifies as transgender A Secret Life - Steve tells how he was identified as female at birth (as Linda). He always felt male and masculine and when he later found he had male genes and testicles he transitioned to live as a man See also Josef Kirchner. Ex-TransEx-trans people are those who repress their gender and stop identifying as trans. Jennifer or Jerry - Ex-trans counselor Jerry Leach Keith's Personal Testimony - by Keith Tiller The Final Transformation - by Perry Desmond Journey Out of Transgenderism - by Joseph Cluse Man in the Mirror - by Sy Rogers Freedom in Christ from Transsexual & Transgender Bondage No More Dresses and Rollers - by Danny Blackwell My Turning Around - Brooke would later take back her words, believing Christians should embrace transgenderism. Ex-Ex-TransPeople who once identified as ex-trans, but have now embraced their gender identity. See also the Ex-ex-trans section. |