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 "My
perspective, having accompanied my husband on his
journey, is that it's been a great privilege. I've
learned so much and met some wonderful people along
the way. And I love my husband ("mega huge heaps!"
as he would say) especially for being such a great
father to our 2 little boys." — Liz Australia
2003
"I
have been with my partner for two years. I started
coming out about 8 months after we started seeing
each other. I am still pre-t and my partner is
fully supportive of my transition. my partner is
bio female and identified as a lesbian before we
started dating. She has been honest about the fact
that she struggles with losing her lesbian identity
but says that she loves me and not my gender. I
know it sounds cliched but I guess when it's meant
to be and all that. I have to constantly remind
myself that while I have a partner this process is
not always about me, that she has her own coming
out and her own struggles as well." — Lee
Australia 2003
"I'm
very lucky. I was with my g/f for a couple of years
before transition. But we broke up because I was
very unhappy with myself...I then did some time on
my own, before realising how much I loved my g/f,
and as soon as we got back together, I told her
this was something i needed to do. She was a little
sceptical at first. Even told me later (after about
2 years) that she thought this might have been a
way of getting attention from other people, or that
I was doing this to shock people. But she could see
from how happy I had become that it wasn't that.
She helped me to save up for the surgeries that
I've already had. She's been great the whole time.
I never knew she was sceptical at the start. She
kept that to herself, and seemed supportive. I
guess it was her way of coming to terms with what
was happening, while still being supportive with
me." — Chris Australia 2003
"I
met a boy and fell in love. Even more fortunate, my
feelings were reciprocated. Many of my friends, at
the time, couldn't seem to get their head around
the fact that my new boyfriend had been born,
biologically, 'female'. Ironically, I received more
support and encouragement, to explore this new
relationship, from my 'straight identifying'
friends, than I did from my 'gay identifying'
friends. " — Michael Australia 2002
"He's
just a guy. He is a very special guy who reached
for my hand as a friend, but has touched my heart
forever." — Lisa Australia 2004
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"It
doesn't mean that you're a loser just because
you're single. Some people are destined to find
true love with just one person. Some are happy to
find love anywhere they can. And some aren't that
fussy (so I have discovered, as you pay attention
to them for a little while and they practically
want to marry you..) Well I don't mind being fussy
and don't care a toss any more what other people
say. I am happy to sit this out and see what
happens in my future rather than going out there
and looking for it." — David Australia
2003
"I'm
going out de facto with a great woman now that
loves me for who I am, who I was then and all that.
Not just one bit of me, but all.
I also had fears and even
went through a phase of thinking that I had made
the wrong decision that it would be better for me
to be a girl, to get someone but then I woke up and
realised that's complete shit and it's better to be
myself than someone I don't want to be. No one will
love me, if I'm pretending.
I used to worry and worry
that I would never be able to find someone that
liked me as a person AND could deal with the gender
thing. iIt's a big ask. But there are people out
there, thank god!" — Callum Australia
2003
"I'm
in a relationship with another trans guy and have
been for about 3 years now. It's kinda strange but
I've always felt that we were the odd ones out, at
least in Australia. With all the trans people I
know they seem to like either regular type men or
women but I have come across the occasional FTM/MTF
relationship as well. It's nice to know that other
transmen are attracted to other transguys too ...
maybe we aren't that odd after all!" — JackM
Australia 2003
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