LIFE AS A PARTNER of an ftm can be
trying at times. I am a 20-year-old female who
is engaged to my ftm partner. Unfortunately, I
come from a Maltese Catholic background with
ignorant family members. My family does not know
my partner is an ftm, which can be trying at
times, especially looking into the future.
He believes if they did discover his past and
I had to choose between the two, I would resent
him. I could never do such a thing. Love can
overcome all odds.
Fortunately, my partner is amazing and you
can't put a stop to destiny.
We actually met working together in a nursing
home, and we fell in love. That's life. He's an
ftm, and so what??? That's life.
I am a very open-minded person who is
studying nursing. I believe that if two people
are close enough, they are strong enough to
overcome the odds. I was amazed and thrilled to
read about Kevin's victory in having his
marriage legalised, hopefully, we will achieve
the same.
Yes, I am only young and do not know a great
deal of the world, but I know enough. I know
enough to get through the trying times of life
and decipher the important things from the
simple. My partner has taught me a great deal
and I could not thank him more for being who he
is.
I believe any transsexual is a courageous,
strong and amazing being for living their life
as they do and defying the ignorance and
discrimination of our world. It is people like
you who entrust a sense of hope for the future,
for our children and theirs.
Being an oppressed group of our society, you
continue to progress through your lives and be a
part of this world in all the ways that you
should. If only our government and those
ignorant beings of our society could see what I
see! How peaceful, accepting and free our lives
would be.
With your courage and the support of family,
friends and partners such as myself, I believe,
one day, this can be achieved and ignorance
conquered.
To all of you, ftm or mtf, I commend you and
thank you for being who you are and doing what
you do. You are a credit to our lives and an
inspiration to the future of our world.
