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Ashley
"Telling my
partner of my TS was hard, I thought well if she
really knows me and has really listened to what
I have said in the past, she should have some
idea. After we spoke about it and she had some
time to think, she had to admit that some part
of her always knew.
So to me there was
already some level of acceptance before I told
her anyway. This made things a bit easier. While
she knew how I felt, she had no idea what I had
planned to do about it, or what options were
available to me. As soon as she found out about
the hormones & chest surgery she knew I
would be going down that path. From there, well
we haven't got that far yet; this process is one
step at a time.
She knows that the only
part of me that will change is my physical
aspect; mentally I am still the same person.
The only thing that
will change that's not physical, is my own
personal confidence, which has already changed
significantly.
— Ashley, Melbourne, Australia
2003
Michael and Jack
"I was absorbed
within that beautiful thing which is falling in
love, wanting to spend every waking moment with
the person I was in love with, coupled with a
new 'identity crisis' of my own. I just didn't
have the energy, or the patience, to be dealing
with negative criticism and ignorant opinions
about what I was doing with my life.
In many ways, I went
through my own period of "transition" over the
next few years, with the greatest impetus to my
transformation being the support and
encouragement I received from my
partner.
My partner and I have
been together for approximately six and a half
years now and within this relationship I am
still continually inspired and challenged to
revisit and question my beliefs and ideas about
the world within which we live.
— Michael, Sydney, Australia
2002
Elizabeth
"Yes, he looks
different now than when we met - but hey so do
I.
Wrinkles! Cellulite!
Stretchmarks! I've been pregnant twice and
looked like a cartoon character. He loved me
through it all, despite it all and because of it
all.
He loves me on the
inside, more now than when we met."
— Liz, Sydney Australia 2003
Destiny
"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."
— Annette, Blue Mountains, Australia
2003
Citation
— Partners (2004). Partners. Stand By Your
Man, 2003.
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