Transgender: I never felt like a boy -- but now I've been set free

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Transgender: I never felt like a boy -- but now I've been set free

By Sinead Nolan
Tuesday Oct 11 2011

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/love-sex/transgender-i-never-felt-like-a-boy-but-now-ive-been-set-free-2901566.html

Dressed in a red jumper and a vibrant blue scarf, Vanessa Lacey (47) stands at the gates of the school in Waterford waiting for her little boy to emerge.

Scanning the crowd, she is like any other parent watching for a familiar face to appear. Yet, for Vanessa things are a bit different. This is because four years ago, people would have just seen an ordinary father standing outside the gates.

Vanessa talks through her journey as a transgender woman in Ireland.