All Comments on 'Maiden Voyage'

So the journey begins...

Kind Regards

I truly enjoyed your story! And, as a trans woman, I greatly appreciate reading a story about a real transsexual. Not a fetishized crossdresser who is a nymphomaniac.

A beautiful story, well written. That was a journey requiring incredible strength, I applaude you and wish you great success throughout the many years to come.

Thank you for your kind comments and votes. They are very much appreciated.

If anyone would like to know more about the hurdles one has to contend with as a transsexual - not just the obvious ones, but the insidious ones - please read this report from the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force entitled "Injustice at every Turn."

All any of us ask for is to be treated as people not as labels, with the same liberties and protections as everyone else. That applies equally to lesbians, gays and transsexuals, as it does to heterosexuals, and regardless of our color or creed.

http://www.thetaskforce.org/reports_and_research/ntds

Thanks - Jessica

I know exactly how you feel, because I feel it too. Thank you for publishing this. It is wonderful to know that there are others out there.

Thank you for sharing your story.

Jessica, thank you for this story of your journey. I hope all is well with you. I too, have fought this compulsion to transition, but I never had your courage to go through with it. I admire your patience and courage. I often wonder what my life would have been like had I acted on my compulsionas as you did.

Love,

Deanna

Thank you! It is not a one size fits all life, every story is different, and yet every story is the same. I loved especially that you were able to incorporate some failure into the overall story of success, we don't all move at the same pace and social pressures can take their toll and make choices seem wrong even when they feel so right.