Nikki Dicaro

The Practical Guide to Gender Transition Nikki Dicaro

This book is an authoritative guide to help the transgender evaluate his/her intention to undertake gender transition. The book is short and direct; posing difficult, unvarnished questions to consider; the same questions I answered during my transition. This guide is designed to inform not only the transgender but also those who are attempting to understand someone in their life suffering from the medical diagnosis; gender dysphoria. The guide will provide concise insights to anyone who wants to understand the difficulties of this disease. You will see the road to gender transition is neither short nor easy. It is not a road chosen by the transgender. This road was laid out at birth. When the burden of hiding behind the façade of the person's birth gender becomes too heavy to carry, the transgender may decide transition is the only choice in order to live a full and peaceful life. It is imperative that everyone understand the depth and breadth of the struggle. Providing understanding, empathy and support will help to make the transition process possible and remove one major variable to success. You're transgender; you look in the mirror and admit to yourself. You've lived for years, maybe decades, moving across the gender continuum. At first things were easy; living your birth gender during the week and occasionally on weekends you portrayed the gender you feel inside. You may have questioned your need to cross genders. Over time the desire to live your true gender strengthened to the point it became impossible to ignore. You reached a decision point: you finally realized you could no longer live behind the façade of your birth gender. Transition is challenging and difficult but not impossible; unless the transgender fails to understand the implications of the decision. Following the directions in this guide does not guarantee success. This guide will enable you to evaluate your situation, address key considerations and prepare a transition plan that conforms to your situation. The more you prepare, the fewer unwelcome surprises and the greater opportunity to succeed. If you decide to go forward with gender transition, thorough planning and thoughtful execution should enable you to emerge with a reasonable likelihood of success.