Man, I feel like a woman: Transgender student reveals bullies could force her out of Borders

Ally McGilvray • Published 8 Nov 2011 09:30

http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2011/11/08/419410-man-i-feel-like-a-woman-transgender-student-reveals-bullies-could-force-her-out-of-borders/

SHE was born a male but has regarded herself as female for much of her life.

Now Lucinda Ferguson, of Langlee, Galashiels, is awaiting a sex change operation on the National Health Service.

Despite being an open cross-dresser throughout her first marriage, the 45-year-old former industrial roofer, originally from Fort William, revealed she only began living as a woman when she moved to the Borders to start a new life around a decade ago.