How I came out as a transsexual
Carol Robson was married for 12 years, a father of two, before she could admit she was transsexual
* Jo Caird
* The Guardian, Saturday 26 June 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/26/transsexual-man-to-woman-carol-robsonI knew from when I was about six that I was different. I didn't know why, but I wanted to play with girls' things. I was told it wasn't allowed. I remember in the early 60s, when I was about 13, reading about April Ashley, the most famous British transsexual woman. Before that, I'd never heard the word "transsexual". The story was sensationalised and I was really afraid of being labelled a freak. After leaving school, I started an apprenticeship in the construction industry. I just got on with things and conformed.
I never thought I would meet anybody. There were relationships, but they never really worked. Then I met Gillian. I fell in love with her and thought, I'll get married, because I love someone. We had two daughters, five years apart.
