Found herself after living on the streets

[Shana A]

Found herself after living on the streets

Published: October 15, 2009 6:00 PM

http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_north/comoxvalleyrecord/news/64456587.html

Two years ago, Jessica realized the only way to beat her drug addiction was to deal with the fact that she was a female stuck in a man's body. She'd grown up in Ontario and Victoria and was a jock in high school. But when she was 17 her mother discovered her hidden girl clothes. After that traumatic scene, Jessica did everything she could to hide her sexuality. But 25 years later she knew she had two choices: live her life as a woman or commit suicide. A street nurse helped her obtain hormone therapy and Jessica moved to Courtenay to make a clean start. She currently lives in a small basement room, is drug-free and eagerly awaiting her vaginoplasty. Once her transition is complete she wants to become an esthetician.