By
Tracie O'Keefe
and Katrina Fox
ISBN 0 9529482 0 6
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absolutely fascinating book" - April Ashley
"A very detailed and well researched book" - The Tranny Guide 1997 "The most thorough and practical guide to gender dysphoria" - Gems News "The most important book on earth" - TV/TS London News "Fascinating and eminently readable" - TransEssex International "Every time I put it down, somebody pinches it" - Luisa Dillner, Health Editor, The Guardian and British Medical Journal "An excellent book" - Press for Change "An enlightening layperson's guide to the transsexual experience" - Gay Times "Useful reading, particularly for teachers of Human Development and therapists dealing with clients questioning their identity" - The Psychotherapist (Journal of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapists) "A fascinating, useful resource on an interesting subject, accessible to all" - Nursing Times "Very readable sound information given with some humour" - European Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
Guaranteed to change your mind about those whom you thought changed their sex, this book will give you a window into the fascinating world of those who change their bodies and not their minds. WHY WE WROTE THE BOOK By Tracie O'Keefe & Katrina Fox Four years ago when I and my partner, Katrina Fox, decided to write the book it was because we felt that a great number of transsexuals were being misinformed. Having been a life-long transsexual myself and being a psychotherapist, clinical hypnotherapist and counsellor I knew that the universal standards of care were often of a very uneven standard. During our research for the book we met many truly humane, dedicated and well informed doctors, therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, plastic surgeons, social worker and lawyers. Along with these people we also met some badly informed, ignorant, prejudicial so-called professionals who had a "take the money and run" mentality. There is no such thing as a "sex change" in the human equation and transsexuals themselves believe that they do not change their sex but simply bring their bodies cosmetically in line with their real identity. Making that decision is easier if they are well informed about all the aspects of the transformation they are going to undertake. In the book we provide a huge amount of information and considerations that can help guide any transsexual, their doctor, friends and family along that chosen course and beyond. I never regretted one moment of the decision I made thirty years ago to undergo my life change. For me it has been wonderful to live as I am. My practice takes up much of my time nowadays, helping many transsexuals make the right decision for themselves. I never diagnose anyone as I believe that transsexualism is a self-diagnosing condition and the therapist's job is to help that person be sure. More than seventy percent of the people who apply for gender reassignment change their minds at some stage of the transformation. Making such a decision that affects the rest of your life in a such a fundamental way is best done with lots of help. Those who change their mind also may need help and guidance to choose the new route they may wish to take. In the book we guide the interested parties through the diagnosing, treatment, medical, psychological, social, sociological, and legal issues that they will come up against. We talk about the kind of operations available and the procedures that are involved. We include stories from different transsexuals who have undergone or are undergoing treatment and from their families and friends too. There are also photographs of transmen and transwomen who walk among society as their destination sex unnoticed and undetected as doctors, lawyers, accountants, politicians and the man and woman next door. We call
for the change in the law in many countries to bring the rights of those
who are transsexual in line with the rest of humanity. Far from just
getting on our soap box, we give the practical reasons why society must
now reconsider how and why it categorises minority sexes, genders and
sexualities. Finally we take the leap of faith that identity may be
inextricably intertwined with genetic make-up by presenting some of
the latest findings in genetics. We hope you find it an "everything
you need to know about transsexualism" experience. Knowledge, we
think, is empowering: About the authors Tracie O'Keefe is a highly qualified and experienced clinical hypnotherapist, psychotherapist & counsellor, who practised for many years at the London Medical Centre, Harley Street in the UK before moving to Sydney, Australia in February 2001 where she now practises, teaches and continues to write. She is one of the world's major clinicians in the field of sex, gender & sexuality. For more information on Tracie, visit her website at www.tracieokeefe.com Katrina Fox is a freelance journalist whose specialist subjects include social justice, direct action, animal rights, human rights, women's issues, sex, gender & sexuality and alternative health. For more information on Katrina, visit her website at www.katrinafox.com WE
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