Heart of the Treasure Valley: 2 women share their transgender journey
Published: February 17, 2013
They transitioned from being men to living as women so they could align their thoughts and gender.
By KATHERINE JONES
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The little boy was about 8 years old, playing with friends, when he turned to an adult and asked, "When can I be her?"
"They said, 'Sweetheart, you are a boy. You need to be a boy.' (I just felt like), 'No. I want to be (like her).'
" ... It's really hard to be a girl in a boy's body."
That little boy grew up. And - though not quite as simply as this sentence makes it seem - found that he was able to become what he dreamed. Erika Falls is finally, as she says, herself.
What a lovely story.