Obviously the transgender movement has not progressed in the way that the gay and lesbian movement has. But Im an activist - thats just the kind of person I am.

Deep down, my mom had long suspected I was gay... Much of her anger and hurt came from her sense of betrayal that she was the last to be told.

I came out around 25 publicly.

It really bothers me when I see people doing my mother in drag. I mean, just imagine if you saw people doing that with your mother.

Obviously the transgender movement has not progressed in the way that the gay and lesbian movement has. But Im an activist - thats just the kind of person I am.

When I realised I was transgender I was so afraid of what my transition would do to everyone else in my life and how they would react to it and would I be rejected?

I always wanted to shave. It is a very natural process. For my birthday I got a lot of shaving stuff.