Dear Sir or Madam: The Autobiography of a Female-to-Male Transsexual

Synopsis

Physically sexually ambiguous since a very young age, Mark Rees was sure of his male gender, but there was no way to change it. Living in a small village, prior to the time of the Gender Identity Clinic in London, Brenda Rees was forced to endure family and society disapproval. As a result, she did not develop adequate social skills for either gender. In the early 70's, after finding caring medical personnel, she began to transition to Mark at age 28. In later years, Rees took on England's law against the change of birth certificates. Because of the country's stance on this, a transsexual may not marry nor adopt children. By labeling himself male, he could also be arrested for fraud, as happened to an acquaintance. Rees took this to the European Court of Human Rights, but ultimately lost. The case continues to be cited. Mark Rees is one of the earlier known transsexuals in England and his autobiography has been summarized and cited in various American books on the subject. Note: Following the printed British methods, no periods after Mr, Mrs, or Dr. British punctuation uses single quotes rather than double. All British spellings and phrases were left intact.

Copyright:

1996

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

192 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780304333943

Publisher:

N/A

Date of Addition:

07/31/08

Copyrighted By:

Mark Rees

Adult content:

Yes

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Social Studies

Submitted By:

Liz Halperin

Proofread By:

Amber W

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.