Being the partner of a transgendered/transsexual (TG/TS) individual can be daunting, but it's worth every moment. TG/TS individuals are PEOPLE just like you and I. They are not simply the walking, talking definition of a legitimately recognized disorder, nor are they "diseased" in any way by being TG/TS. They are not contagious. You cannot "catch" transsexualism or choose to "become" transgendered - you're either born this way, or not. No choice - it's a product of that individual's fetal development - no infection, no decision-making there. Not knowing why you are the person that you KNOW you are is the worst of all birth defects. You can't see it - you know it in your soul but no one understands because to them, you look fine. They cannot see your soul. You are trapped in a body that grew what it should not, and did not grow where it should.
