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Thursday’s Transgender Tales #1: Jack/Mary Jane

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Why Thursday’s Transgender Tales?

Because I like alliteration. Shut up. Don’t question my alliteration before I’ve had my coffee. I’ll scratch a ho, yo.

Uh. Yeah, okay, I’ve had a little caffeine, you can go back to ignoring my morning crankiness now and move on to the article.

Welcome to the first edition of Thursday’s Transgender Tales. If you missed what that was all about, check out Monday’s post. In the meantime, our first tale comes from Jack/Mary Jane:

Hello,

I came across your call for submissions and thought it would be nice to have a positive story to add to your collection.

I am a very blessed man. I am a transgendered male with a very loving and accepting wife and family. And it’s mostly been that way all of my life.

Probably one of the most touching moments of my life happened one christmas. It was the christmas after my parents fully understood what I was all about. I used to go by pseudonym Mary Jane Capri (out of fear, embarrassment, I’m not really sure) when I first allowed my cross dressing nature to become fully public.

I had visited my parents one christmas. The visit was the usual fun, happy time. When I started to get in my car to leave my dad hugged me (he always does) and said “Tell Mary Jane Merry Christmas.” I told him I would and left. I think it took me a less than a block of driving before I started to cry tears of joy. With that simple wish, my father ensured me that they loved me for who and what I was.

Since then I have had total confidence in myself - which enables me to wear the skirts and dresses I wear (no make up or wigs here.) That’s not to say it’s been a completely easy-going life. There have been issues at times but nothing I haven’t been able to endure…with the help and love of my family.

Thank you for letting me share.

I think I may have gotten a little confused in the terminology used there, but nonetheless, thanks for being the first to write in, Jack/MJ. And thanks for sharing that story of having such a wonderful family. I hope to hear from and share the stories of many others.

~Adri

Are you a MtF or FtM transgender/transsexual/transvestite/crossdresser, or considering/questioning? Want to share your story or motivational anecdote? E-mail your story to adrien-luc.sanders@451press.net with the subject “Transgender Tales” or use the Contact Form to send your story in.

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