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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLate-Life Transition Like Bruce Jenner's Full of Challenges, Rewards, Experts Say
http://consumer.healthday.com/mental-health-information-25/psychology-and-mental-health-news-566/bruce-jenner-s-late-life-transition-not-an-easy-one-experts-say-698657.htmlFRIDAY, April 24, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Patricia Harrington is many things: a woman in her 60s, a successful physicist and radiation oncology programmer, and currently the intake coordinator for the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund.
The New York City native is also someone with firsthand knowledge of what it means to undergo the complex journey from male to female, something former Olympic champion Bruce Jenner is expected to speak about in a "20/20" interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer on Friday evening.
"I was very cautious," Harrington said. "It's not a day and night kind of thing. When I was very young I was severely bullied, so after that I kind of closed down and spent decades denying who I was.
"When that finally became unbearable, I began to explore the options and test the water in slow motion," she added. "I began at 40, and very slowly tried to undo years of repression. I experimented with cross-dressing. I was lucky enough to connect with people and get support, and I built up my self-confidence, and eventually came out at work."
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Late-Life Transition Like Bruce Jenner's Full of Challenges, Rewards, Experts Say (Original Post)
steve2470
Apr 2015
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marym625
(17,997 posts)1. K&R
Thank you, Steve
steve2470
(37,455 posts)2. my pleasure, my friend!
Stay warm in Chi-town!
marym625
(17,997 posts)3. I will try!
City Lights
(25,171 posts)4. Thanks for posting this, Steve.
steve2470
(37,455 posts)5. my pleasure! nt
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)6. Excellent post...
I look forward to reading more stories written by people who are comfortable in sharing who they are so that someday (hopefully soon) differences are celebrated instead of reviled.
TDale313
(7,820 posts)7. k&r
steve2470
(37,455 posts)8. kick for overnight crowd nt