I applied for my passport

I applied for my passport

Earlier in the week I got a flyer in the mail saying that the post office would be holding a passport application fair.

I knew I'd have to get one eventually in anticipation of a trip north of the border, hopefully next year, so I decided to go there and apply there rather than send it all in the mail.

I brought all my documentation with me so I could document my citizenship (certified birth certificate) and my proof of identity (drivers license and certified copies of the name change judgement). I applied using my legal name and female.

The guy taking the application, never raised an eyebrow or ask any questions. He only wanted my birth certificate and the application. He did however give me a very penetrating look. I wonder how many transsexuals he has processed.

They also took the pictures there are well. I really wish I had put some makeup on first. What an ugly picture! Yeesh!!

Anyway, they said it will take about six to eight weeks to get a response. We'll see what they put on my passport if they do send me one. If they find a problem in the application there could be additional delays. I figure that they have to use my legal name, but I'm wondering what gender they'll put there.

As I left I realized something. The people who were taking applications were local postal employees. And at least one of them, if not all of them by now, know that there is a transsexual living in their midsts and what her address is.

Ah well, I may have outed myself in a big way, if these people gossip. No matter, some secrets cannot be kept forever. If it gets to my neighbors, I can only hope they are understanding.

-Sandy

I'm still in the clouds!

I'm still in the clouds!

This past weekend I had a session with my therapist. I hadn't seen her in a couple of months as I had been moving into my house and time was a bit chaotic for me.

We spent most of the time just catching up and talking about what had been going on in my life. It was a pleasent session as most of them are. About halfway through the session, she asked if I was still going to pursue SRS.

"Absolutely!" I said.

Then she said; "Well, in that case, let me get some dates from you so I can put together the letter. And I'll contact the other councelor so you can meet her and get the second letter sent on to the Dr Broussard."

My jaw dropped! I was not expecting to start talking about my letters until I had completed my one year of RLE. What she said was that the Harry Benjamin guidelines are just that, guidelines. It is up to the therapist to evaluate the candidate for SRS and determine when they are ready to proceed. As she put it, having the guidelines work for the patient, not against them. So it's not necessary to be a stickler about the one year requirement.

I'm still walking around in the clouds. If I can get the letters on file soon enough, hopefully I can get the surgery scheduled in 2008 for 2007 prices.

But shaving six months off my wait to be complete is like a dream! That is just great.

I wonder how they say; "We're going to put you out now so we can intubate you..." in French Canadian?

-Sandy

Bad wigs....

Bad wigs....

As I was unpacking boxes I found my first wigs.

One of them is one of Julies favorites (yeah right!). I got it from a friend of mine. It really looked better on her than me. When I met Julie for the first time this was the wig I wore. She showed great restraint in not laughing hysterically.

The other is the very first wig I started wearing. My first therapist said it sucked. A wise and insightful woman!