
Becoming Lisa
A Transgender Journey
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Helen Louise Birchall
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By:
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Lisa Alexandra
About this listen
In this enlightening book, journey inside the soul and mind of a transgender person. The book focuses on bringing into enlightenment the inner circles and lifestyle of transgender people and also addresses the issue of self-consciousness and awareness right from childhood to maturity: the influence of friends, relatives, and loved ones in the journey of self-discovery and as they embark on the amazing true journey from male to female. Follow the life of a boy growing up to becoming a man, living with a secret he kept buried in him for 50 years, experiencing the good, bad, and ugly of life, and then overcoming these challenges and doubts finally making the decision that changes his life.
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