Desiree


Young, Married
To A TG
And Loving It

By Desiree Corley



"You may now kiss the bride."

But to which of us was the pastor speaking ?

On our wedding day, we played the traditional gender roles, for the sake of our families, so the pastor spoke to my spouse. However, we are both young, blushing brides.

My spouse and I are young, married, and transgendered, a quite unusual combination. Michele is a blossoming crossdresser, out of the closet for a little less than a year, while I am a genetic girl shattering the role set out for me by society and embracing the gender diversity in my life. In the true sense of the word, we both are transcending constructed gender.
Michele

What's so different about us? Well, for one thing, we are both in our very early 20's. Unlike the majority of the community, Michele came out of the closet at a young age. I believe that we are lucky in being young, for we grew up in a decade which encouraged questioning gender roles more than any time before it. Growing up adoring Boy George and other gender bender celebrities made it much easier for me to understand, accept and love a transgendered spouse.

We are different from many married couples, being free from stifling roles of man and wife. Michele has a full time job, and I am both working and in college. Instead of being expected to clean and cook after a hard day of classes and studying, I have a partner ready to take on the menial jobs with me, instead of watching TV, drinking a cold beer, and commenting about how much dirty laundry I need to wash.

Sure, we suffer perhaps a little more from the 'poor newlywed' syndrome. I mean, the world is full of corsets, wigs, breast forms and clothes to buy! A walk through the mall is almost torture for us! But we are happy. There are no secrets, no lying, no size 12 heels hidden in the back of the closet...they sit right next to my size 8 sandals.

And as two best friends, two sisters, we share married life, with its joys and its hardships, walking hand in well-manicured hand.


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