Hi everyone!

My name is Rachel and I’m a frequent contributor to the Gender ID board. Jenni kindly offered me the opportunity to post my thoughts on the transgender experience as I’ve encountered it and I quickly jumped at the chance.

In this, my first entry, I’ve simply chosen to say a little about myself (a very little for now).

As of 2008, I find myself to be a 50 year-old post-operative transsexual. One who still considers herself to be “in transition: as facial feminization surgery (FFS) and breast augmentation lie ahead of me. I’m a Canadian and I am married to Sue, (my wife since 2002) and count myself truly fortunate that she has been at my side throughout this journey. We have a son together, as well. He is currently 17 years-old and loves me to pieces despite the fact that he in no-way embraces or warms to the fact that his father is now a woman.

I’m also a born-again Christian and this latter fact continues to shape much of my thoughts and perhaps “cloud” them in the eyes of some.

I hope that what I’ll be sharing in the days, months? years? ahead will be of interest and perhaps of some value to those who read of my thoughts and experiences. I’ll attempt to respond to everyone who sees fit to email me.

with love,

Rachel