I read the articles with both a sense of fear. Fear that this could be what I will have to cope with - …..  And with a sense of relief that I'm not the only one who is having problems accepting this part of my husband hitherto unknown.

The following are some of the articles published in the Beaumont Magazine by partners of  individuals with gender issues:

A Wife's Perspective; After two years of marriage you've just found out your husband is a transvestite - what the hell do you do now?

A reply to Vernon Coleman's: 'Why do men wear dresses?  (and why do some women get so upset about it?)'

The Other Side; All in all I think you accept it as part of the person you have fallen in love with, and if you encourage both sides of the personality you will see both the people inside blossom.

The Challenge of Transition to a Wife, By A Texas Wife

How to tell your partner, by Marla Morley

Now I Like It, Now I Don't: Understanding the Acceptance Pendulum, by Marla Morley

How My Husband Makes Accepting Him So Easy, by Kathy Bower

Partners , family, friends can be members of the Beaumont Society and attend our events.

The following articles have been reproduced with the kind permission of Rose's Repartee Magazine  and Rose's Forum, which  has a growing membership of real-girls, the genetic female partners, friends, and in some cases daughters of, the T-girls members. As the following contributions demonstrate, all of us are at different places and levels of acceptance and coping, but we all have one thing in common; that we all support the rights, and freedoms of the trans-community and the girls we are involved with individually.

Sue's story: Sue has known for a short time about Rachel

Gail's story: Gail has only recently found out that her husband Isobel is TG

Sandra's story: Sandra has known for a number of years about Nigella.

Debs Story: Debs has known about Louise from the start of the relationship.

Amy's story: Amy found out some time into a relationship that her partner Matt was Transsexual

Sophie's Story: Sophie has known about Deena from the start of the relationship.

Tina's story: Tina found out about Kate several years into their marriage.

Sandi's story: Sandi has known about her husband Tracy from quite early on in their relationship.

Do we tell our daughter? Would you tell yours?
The Tranny's story by Nicola
The Wife's story by Sandi
The daughter's story by Rosie

For more information please link to the WOBS web site http://www.gender.org.uk/wobsmatters/index.html


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