After gender reassignment surgery, a stranger in a pub became my biggest support

[Shana A]

After gender reassignment surgery, a stranger in a pub became my biggest support

Wednesday May 04 2011

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/after-gender-reassignment-surgery-a-stranger-in-a-pub-became-my-biggest-support-2636658.html

A friend in need: After her surgery Lynda Sheridan found real friendship with Barry McMahon (inset), who passed away after suffering a brain haemorrhage

Born trapped in a boy's body in sixties Ireland, Lynda Sheridan from Artane, Dublin, hit headlines after she underwent gender reassignment surgery 14 years ago.

Spurned by her so-called friends, the grandmum of seven reveals how a stranger in a pub helped her through the most difficult period of her life.