The Tuth About Early Transition Way Back When.

[Natasha]

The Tuth About Early Transition Way Back When.

http://ben-girl-notesfromthetside.blogspot.com/2011/09/tuth-about-early-transition-way-back.html
9/16/11
By Elizabeth

One of the little things that has always bothered me about certain people claiming to be transsexual, most are by the way, who transitioned much later in life is the claim they would have transitioned early if they had the same chances those of us they believe did transition early were blessed with. I have never really said what the truth was but if one actually read this blog early on before all the political crap took over it would be apparent that few of us transitioned early in the 50s, 60s or 70s. The reason? Because it was impossible to transition early in the United States as it was everywhere else basically unless you ran away and ended up on the streets selling yourself.

[Ann Onymous]

best quote in there...

In many ways it was a simpler time. You either were or you were not transsexual.  There were no blurred lines. You never heard any one state  "I think I might become transsexual" like this crap is some choice we were given.  There was no transgender borg out there claiming we are all the same or that we have similar interests. When one of you can tell me what a fetish ->-bleeped-<- has in common with a transsexual then we will have made progress.

[Sarah Louise]

As someone who was born in the 40's I have nothing to say about this thread.

[Amazon D]

Myself i was put in haverford state mental hospital in the late 60's for wearing womens clothes. I never had any attraction to men and the many times i went to the GID clinic in downtown Phila they wouldn't let me transition because i didn't date men. I eventually ran away to N. Calif where in Eureka Calif i met a transsexual who lived on H street in a house full of lesbians. She was from conneticut and was going thru electro at the time. She didn't help much but she let me know what i was is real. I then lived at Hokahey a LG commune in southern humboldt up millers creek and met a lesbian woman who treated me as a female. She never forced me to use my penis. That was my first lesbian relationship. I eventually did transition in the 90's after going through recovery and realizing that my GID was the bigger issue than my addiction to drugs / alcohol. Well thats just my life. I am not sure how it relates to your story but its my life. I am open to hearing others views. It won't bother me because i am a long time post op living a very butch life. I still am not at all attracted to men.

actually to get the order right i ran away first to N. Calif and then went to the GID clinic later.

[Just Kate]

Reading this reminds me of how different transition is even now compared to when I did it over 10 years ago.  I cannot imagine how it was back when the writer did in that time with those expectations on them.