FTM transition 35 years ago. Review: In from the Wilderness

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FTM transition 35 years ago. Review: In from the Wilderness

April 4, 2011 by p2son

http://petersontoscano.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/ftm-transition-35-years-ago-review-in-from-the-wilderness/

David Weekley knew he was male in spite of his female body. Over 35 years ago he underwent a physical transition from female to male then pursued a vocation as a Methodist minister. Through all those years only a select few people knew about his transition and past. His children were unaware (he and his wife adopted) as were his congregation and church leadership. But then he determined he needed to tell his story–first to loved ones, then the bishop, and finally his congregation. His book, In from the Wilderness, opens with the moment of David's (and his wife Deborah's) public announcement to their congregation in Portland, OR, and then pulls back to reveal David's odyssey from childhood until that day and beyond with the consequences that followed.