I joined the military and worked in highly-classified top secret jobs for the Air Force Intelligence community. One of the reasons for this was the altruistic belief that it takes someone to "stand the watch" in order for everyone back home to enjoy their rights and freedom. We had a motto that went "Not on my watch" referring to the success of our mission and keeping America free. I didn't stand alone there were many others with me and some paid the ultimate price. Some still are. So you should be thankful for people like me that kept the quiet times quiet and the ones taking care of business in the field. Your rights are sanctified by blood, sweat and tears.

I paid to protect the rights and freedoms everyone takes for granted. I paid with my time, effort, sweat, tears, toil and my health. I am a disabled vet because of what I did in the Military. I do not begrudge or lament my misfortune, their are others worse off than me. I just ask to be afford the same dignity and rights others get. Yet in spite of all of that I have done I am not getting them. I am a transsexual and because of that I belong to the most oppressed group in America. I have no rights and have meet severe hostility from those same people I once protected. I am not asking for pity or sympathy - I am asking for help in fixing this. Please think a second before you react - you don't know the whole story involved. Most importantly take a stand - politically and socially - to say this is wrong and support a fix for this system.

Living your life in a stereotypical role because of an accident of nature at birth is a hard life. Yet it is just as hard to "come out" with all the bad things that normally happen. I wont dwell on all of them - just the ones that happened to me - I lost all my friends, I probably lost my folks (though my dad is far more supportive than my mom), I lost most of my other relatives, I lost my job, I gained a lot of new expenses, I have had hostile confrontations - and in front of my children no less.

Coming out is a big step, but it brings so many rewards it is worth while. For me - my wife stayed so I got to keep my best friend, my kids are happy too, my brother is cool with it and is happy to have a little sister, there is such a feeling of relief and loss of tension and anger, I found many new friends I know I can count on, I get to be myself, I get to be with others like myself and have a good time.

What is in my future - that is a murky crystal ball at best, but I can say: I am currently trying to start a student organization at Saint Edwards University, I am also becoming more political and joining those activist groups that don't charge me to be in them (no job = no money for dues), I have been talking to and educating other people so they realize it is not the evil thing it has always been thought of (I have had several professors ask me to be a guest speaker in their classes), continue on with life and prove people can make a difference, and the big question is surgery someday?

The Photo section contains pictures of my family, friends and other things of interest to me.

The Resources section contains links to sources of information about or shopping for gender variant people.

Every life has stories associated with it, both true life and made up, and mine are in the Stories section.

The Research section contains the text of the papers I have done during the course of my academic endeavors.

The Books section contains link to places to buy books as well as a list of books, sorted by category they best fit into, that are TG related.

The Movies section contains links to places to buy movies and a list of movies that are TG related.

The News section contains links to online news and the latest articles about TG's.

The Definitions section contains the definitions and Acronyms that are TG related.

The Poetry section contains some I wrote and others I find particularly compelling.

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