{"product_id":"finding-the-real-me-isbn-9780787965471","title":"Finding the Real Me","description":"\u003ci\u003eFinding the Real Me\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary collection of real-life stories told by a wide-range of sex and gender diverse people. These healing tales of struggle and transformation reveal just how creative, resourceful, and adventurous the individuals in this community can be and also helps to bridge the gap between ignorance and understanding. As each incredible story unfolds we become part of the author's journey to self-acceptance and join the celebration of their new life. Page by page, we laugh, cry, and learn to appreciate these wonderful courageous people and the road they walked to be their true selves. \u003ci\u003eFinding the Real Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark book that encourages us to embrace diversity, to never fear our differences, and to remain always in awe of our amazing possibilities. Foreword ix \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParadox Is Paradise for Me 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons of Life 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Rose in Bloom 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Journey to Androgyny 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBad Hair Days: The Story 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobyn's Journey 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapan: A Sexually Unique Country 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo, Which One Is the Opposite Sex? The Sometimes Spiritual Journey of a Metagender 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing Human: A Personal Transsexual Perspective of Transition 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter's Story 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Headache Is in Your Head 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGallae, or Reflections of a Pagan Heart 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime for a Good Transgender Story 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMelanie: My Story 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfessions of a She-Male Merchant Marine 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDream On, and Don't Wake Up to the Nightmare of Reality 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJack's Story 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTracy's Story 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Second Transition 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Other-Gendered Boy 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMasks and Redemptive Transformation 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRikki's Story 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Constructed Life 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Purple Aura: A Journey to Self-Acceptance 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Never Ending Tango 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eButch: A Work in Progress 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Editors 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors 283\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eTracie O'Keefe\u003c\/b\u003e is a clinical hypnotherapist, psychotherapist, and counselor in Sydney, Australia and professor of sex, gender, and sexuality at the Calamus International University. She is the author of the book \u003ci\u003eSex, Gender, and Sexuality.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eKatrina Fox\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance journalist and editor. \u003cbr\u003e  O'Keefe and Fox are the coauthors of \u003ci\u003eTrans-X-U-All\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003ci\u003eFinding the Real Me\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary collection of real-life stories told by a wide-range of sex and gender diverse people. These healing tales of struggle and transformation reveal just how creative, resourceful, and adventurous the individuals in this community can be and also helps to bridge the gap between ignorance and understanding. As each incredible story unfolds we become part of the author's journey to self-acceptance and join the celebration of their new life. Page by page, we laugh, cry, and learn to appreciate these wonderful courageous people and the road they walked to be their true selves. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eFinding the Real Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark book that encourages us to embrace diversity, to never fear our differences, and to remain always in awe of our amazing possibilities.  \u003cp\u003e\"This groundbreaking selection of autobiographies gives loud and celebratory voice to the frequently hidden and ignored community of those with diverse sex and gender expression. An important and long overdue publication that is sure to illuminate and inform people of all genders who enter the realm of its pages.\"\u003cbr\u003e  — Elizabeth Riley, general manager, Gender Centre, Sydney, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"If you ever doubted that transgender and transsexual issues cross national and cultural boundaries, this provocative collection of voices ought to be enlightening. The confidence, self-awareness, creativity, playfulness, and commitment to life that these people share in the face of invalidation, restriction, oppression, and even violence is absolutely inspiring. The personal is political; these voices raised in harmony prove it.\"— Jamison Green, educator and author, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Visible Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989213921509,"sku":"NP9780787965471","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787965471.jpg?v=1761783234","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/finding-the-real-me-isbn-9780787965471","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}