Wrestling with the Truth
The journey from ''David'' to ''Donna'' taught Donna Rose lessons about life that she's eager to share

by Will O'Bryan
Published on November 10, 2010, 11:57pm

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Some people are very guarded when it comes to their personal space. Donna Rose is not one of them. Instead, she likes to hug. Her embrace radiates a warmth of spirit. It's not, however, the only form of body contact she's mastered. In the proper context, she could likely have you flat on your back on a wrestling mat as the referee blows a whistle announcing her win.

It's a little something she perfected years ago, growing up in upstate New York as David.

''There was a long time in my life where if I had to use three words to describe myself, one of them would have been wrestler,'' she explains. ''I realized I could hide behind what society expected from me as a boy. "