Share Katherine's Story
I am a professional librarian with more than fifty years experience in academic and large research libraries. I am also a freelance writer and am currently working on two new books, having just published a revision of my autobiography, the first version of which was published in 1992.
I was married and have three daughters, but in 1986 I transitioned from male to female and my marriage came to an end.
I work at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia and also for the New South Wales Gender Centre, a government-supported agency providing services to people with gender issues.
In 1975 I won the First Prize for Individuals in the Masquerade at the World Science Fiction Convention. In 1992 my autobiography, Katherine's Diary, won the Australian Human Rights Award for Non-Fiction.
From the book
The day I decided not to commit suicide was one of the saddest
days of my life. Having chosen to live I was miserable and
apprehensive, because it meant that I had decided by default that
despite having been born male I was going to live the rest of my life
as a woman. I knew that this would be a trauma for my children,
who had no idea that I was transgendered, and an agony for my
wife. I knew that there would be grief, and attempts to explain, and
feelings of betrayal. I had to find the right words to tell the children
that although they might no longer have a conventional father, they
would always have two loving parents.
Read more on my Blog page. . . .The expanded, updated 2007 version is now available for purchase.
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