Lorelei's struggle as a transgender woman
Transitioning their tactics to raise public awareness
Published: November 30, 2010 8:15 p.m.
http://www.metro.us/boston/local/article/693852--lorelei-s-struggle-as-a-transgender-womanEditor's Note: As part of a three-week series running on Wednesdays, Metro will post the stories of three transgender Bostonians and the struggles they've faced on their journey. Their lives are featured as part of a new public education campaign sponsored by the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition originally featured in Metro on Nov. 16. In the series' last installment, we hear from Lorelei, a self-described improviser, adventurer, pageant queen and a transgender woman.
Lorelei: Once upon a time in a land 3,000 miles away called Hollywood, I decided it was high time for me to transition, which was wonderful and exciting and totally bad for my employment opportunities. I worked at a fairly decent Hollywood job, I was the showroom manager at a famous Hollywood theater, and I was well respected and the people I worked with liked me. I went away to start my transition and take care of a family member who was unfortunately dying, and when I came back after their excited "come back we don't care if you've transitioned, we love you" and I came back and I worked two times and they never called me again.
