Link"Gender is who you are," says Roberts, 42. "Sex is what you do and who you do it with."
For the past 16 years, Roberts, who was born male, has been living as a female, since finding the ability to accept herself.
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Mia Tioli, 54, of Lansing, says she's been a transsexual person all of her adult life. She began taking hormones in 1999.
"Someone once asked me if I was happier as a woman," she said. "Happier? I don't know. But I'm certainly more comfortable. Changing gender isn't a silver bullet that will make your life all that. It's just about making yourself more comfortable."
