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Having reviewed “Transvestite Wives” earlier, I felt it was only fair to give a similar treatment to “My Secret Female Body”, another in the ‘Reveals’ series that premiered on BBC America on June 22, 2008.
This documentary focused on a twenty two year old transman, Danny. From the BBC America web site:
Born as Katie, Danny has [...]

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Edited to add: “Transvestite Wives” will also be shown again on Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 6:00 PM, if you missed it the first time around.
Last night, I caught the premiere of BBC America’s “Transvestite Wives” episode in their BBC America Reveals series. From their website:
Transvestite Wives looks at three transvestite relationships, as seen [...]

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My long-suffering significant other and I went to see Iron Man a couple of weeks ago. This, in itself, is not out of the ordinary: we’re movie people, so we see a lot of them. About halfway through the movie, though, I suffered a bit of a blow to my basic epistemology.
The set-up: I try [...]

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I’ve known that my spouse is transsexual for ten years.
I kept this fact a secret at her request and told no one for the first five years of our relationship.
I’ve supported her in her transition for the past five years and still do 100%.
I’ve remained loyal, defended and explained her transition to friends, family, strangers, [...]

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A positive news article covering both a success story and the legal implications (but why is it in ‘Fashion and Style’?)
Through Sickness, Health and Sex Change

“We’re one of the few of our friends who are still in our original marriage,” Denise Brunner said.
But it is not exactly the same union, as evidenced by their [...]

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“For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals.  Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination…we learned to talk.”  Stephen Hawking
Thanks for stopping by.  If you were directed here by my 360 link, let me tell you a little bit about my intentions.
It seems as if our wonderful group of online [...]

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