Life in transition: Transgender North Dakotans look to gain understanding, accep

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Life in transition: Transgender North Dakotans look to gain understanding, acceptance

http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/local/4062283-life-transition-transgender-north-dakotans-look-gain-understanding-acceptance

Grandforks Herald/By Sam Easter on Jun 25, 2016 at 4:39 p.m.

"Theresa Marshall's journey from a young boy in suburban Chicago to transgender woman in Grand Forks started one of its earliest chapters in the dark.

Marshall grew up in Orland Park, 30 minutes from the Windy City, in a sprawling extended family. Bags of hand-me-down clothes were passed from home to home, and Marshall recalls snatching a bag of girls' clothes as a 12-year-old before heading back to privacy while the rest of the house slept."