Comments on: Call for Submissions: T-Parent Anthology http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/12/12/483/ Culturally Queer News and Views from Abigail Garner Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:27:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sheila http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/12/12/483/#comment-2876 Sheila Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:15:08 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=483#comment-2876 Hi, my name is Sheila and I'm a post op female. I have been married for over 37 years and we have the best relationship. All of my family accepts me except my son. He hasn't talked to me since I came out to him and his wife. I have a daughter and she has a son and both of them accept me. My grandson calls me grandma Sheila and my wife gets the honours of grandma. My daughter is on her own since she got divorced about 5years ago and she has been dating. She has now found someone in her life and they will be married in the spring. While she was dating, she told the guys about me and if they were not comfortable with who I am, she told them then they wouldn't be comfortable with her. I have told all my relatives and they have been very accepting. As far as living in my city goes, I'm not discriminated against and in fact I'm treated just like anyother woman is treated. We don't have any laws protecting trans. people in our area, but I have a job and everyone there knows I'm a post op female and no one cares. My job is a school bus driver and I deal with children on a daily basis. People where my wife works accept me also, so I find it very hard to believe that there is any discrimination in my area. I know of quite a few pre and post op transsexuals in my area and I have not heard of any discrimination toward them as far as being trans. Well, anyway, I hope people read this as I wanted to give some positive insight on one ex-transsexual who is now female, that we live somewhat of a normal life. Nothing extravagant. Just get up every morning and go to work, come home, whats for dinner? I don't know you pick it tonight OK. We share the housework, yardwork and all other duties of living. We are still waiting to win the lottery. Sheila Coats Hi, my name is Sheila and I’m a post op female. I have been married for over 37 years and we have the best relationship. All of my family accepts me except my son. He hasn’t talked to me since I came out to him and his wife. I have a daughter and she has a son and both of them accept me. My grandson calls me grandma Sheila and my wife gets the honours of grandma. My daughter is on her own since she got divorced about 5years ago and she has been dating. She has now found someone in her life and they will be married in the spring. While she was dating, she told the guys about me and if they were not comfortable with who I am, she told them then they wouldn’t be comfortable with her. I have told all my relatives and they have been very accepting.

As far as living in my city goes, I’m not discriminated against and in fact I’m treated just like anyother woman is treated. We don’t have any laws protecting trans. people in our area, but I have a job and everyone there knows I’m a post op female and no one cares. My job is a school bus driver and I deal with children on a daily basis. People where my wife works accept me also, so I find it very hard to believe that there is any discrimination in my area. I know of quite a few pre and post op transsexuals in my area and I have not heard of any discrimination toward them as far as being trans.

Well, anyway, I hope people read this as I wanted to give some positive insight on one ex-transsexual who is now female, that we live somewhat of a normal life. Nothing extravagant. Just get up every morning and go to work, come home, whats for dinner? I don’t know you pick it tonight OK. We share the housework, yardwork and all other duties of living. We are still waiting to win the lottery.

Sheila Coats

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