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Dee
Suzanne Gallagher
.... a little about
me and some photos
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From
birth to my mid fourties I lived as a male. Throughout that
time I knew something was very wrong. I knew that I should
have been born female.
It
was a simple, solid fact, but I spent most of my life
pretending I did not have this desperate need not to be male.
Eventually the barriers broke I began the slow and difficult
process of learning to be what was for me the correct gender.
Having lived most of my life as male I dont claim to be a
woman and prefer to be known as a trangendered female.
I
am proud to be a transgender person, I believe we are special
and privilaged eople, despite the bigotry and
misunderstanding we face.
Being
trans has an impact on your social, business, economic and
medical wellbeing. Though I am pleased to say that I see more
and more trans people who are now able to transition with the
full support of both their employers and their colleagues.
This is happening in all walks of life.
Recent
transitions at work include University Lecturers, Vicars,
Fork Lift Truck drivers, Bus Drivers, a Solicitor, Unemployed
people, a Surgeon, Sales Reps, the Burser of an Oxford
University College, a HGV driver, several people working in
Computer hard/software and several University Students. All
now living and working/studying in another gender. I can also
add 2 Retired people to that list, one a retired car dealer
the other from the armed forces. There are many others too.
I
know as many again who are Trans but still living in their
original gender. At present around 5 people a week are
undergoing gender surgery in the UK. Transitions are taking
place at all ages from teens through to people in their
sixties. There are also many more Female to Male transitions
in recent years.
I
list all this to make three points
1)
There are many more of us than you might think and
2)
We transgender peopel live in all societies, in all cultures,
we are rich and we are poor, and we have existed throughout
history.
3)
The person working next to you may one day change gender!
If
you want to find out more about the issues surrounding
transgender or have personal gender issues and need
information, take a look at my Links page which will take you
to several useful local national and international
organisations.
Personal
Info
For
those who may be interested here is my personal profile
My
home is near the coast in the County of
Lancashire, which is in North West UK.
The picture will give you a
clue if you live in the UK!
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