Shauna O'Toole

Da Rules Shauna O'Toole

Everyone needs a set of rules to live by - many of them are born out of experience. Da Rules came about from things I learned while transitioning. This original idea came from an episode of Star Trek: the next generation. In this episode, a character had a running list of rules she had made as a result of experiences, both good and bad. I thought that was a great idea! Da Rules started to grow quickly once I started working on my memoir, You Can't Shave In A Minimart Bathroom. Reading through the rules gives a peek into my world from Halloween 2003 to today, March 2018. How my world has changed! I started out as confused, but accepting that I was transgender. From there, it was a perpetual state of crisis caused by Puberty 2.0 and having to move 7 times in 22 months. Finally, to being an activist, public speaker, and becoming active in politics.