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Title: A brave struggle brings new hope
Post by: Shana A on September 18, 2011, 08:07:47 AM
Post by: Shana A on September 18, 2011, 08:07:47 AM
A brave struggle brings new hope
BY STEPHANIE SMART
18 Sep, 2011 12:00 AM
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/a-brave-struggle-brings-new-hope/2295455.aspx?storypage=0 (http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/a-brave-struggle-brings-new-hope/2295455.aspx?storypage=0)
Born male, Marcelle knew from the age of three that she was female. For the next 40-odd years she hid her true identity. Last year she began living as a full-time woman, but says people's opinion that people choose to be trans or gay is one of the biggest hurdles to overcome.
''That's how some friends of mine saw it [as a choice]. One day I was this and the next day I was something else. They saw it as the Marcelle female had killed the Marcelle male - that the old me is gone and this new me is an imposter. They get angry because they don't understand the change,'' Marcelle said.
BY STEPHANIE SMART
18 Sep, 2011 12:00 AM
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/a-brave-struggle-brings-new-hope/2295455.aspx?storypage=0 (http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/a-brave-struggle-brings-new-hope/2295455.aspx?storypage=0)
Born male, Marcelle knew from the age of three that she was female. For the next 40-odd years she hid her true identity. Last year she began living as a full-time woman, but says people's opinion that people choose to be trans or gay is one of the biggest hurdles to overcome.
''That's how some friends of mine saw it [as a choice]. One day I was this and the next day I was something else. They saw it as the Marcelle female had killed the Marcelle male - that the old me is gone and this new me is an imposter. They get angry because they don't understand the change,'' Marcelle said.