What would you do if you felt like you were trapped in the wrong body? What happens if you wake up everyday feeling like you are supposed to be the opposite sex. Today, we’re going to meet men and women who feel that they were born with the wrong anatomy. They each tell a different story, but they all have one common goal: to undergo sex reassignment surgery to get the body they feel they should have always had. We will meet Susan, a Harvard-educated professional who lost her job after it was revealed that she was going to have sex reassignment surgery. Now, Susan is looking for jobs in education and city management, she's writing a book, and considering a career as a public speaker. But that's not all that changed. Susan’s former life as "Steve" included a wife and a thirteen year-old-son. Were they supportive of Susan’s transformation? We’ll hear from Lee, who was outraged to learn that a pre-operation transgender student was given keys to the bathroom facilities at his daughter's dorm. Just how fair was the universities final decision? We'll also hear from Bill, who is in the process of transitioning from female to male. He was taunted as a child for being different and was always uncomfortable with his female body. Bill's mom, Gail, is supportive of his decision to become a man, but what is Gail ultimately afraid of? Pauline Park, who co-founded the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA), will weigh in on what it was like to be the first statewide transgender advocacy organization in New York and what the organization has accomplished.
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www.gendertalk.com
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www.transfamily.org
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www.gayrightswatch.org
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