Transman - Bitesize: The story of a Woman who became a Man [Paperback]

Rico Paris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 5, 2005

Transman - Bite size provides a brief, easy to read, insight into transsexualism for the general public, from the personal expereince of a British female to male transman. This autobiography takes you the reader, step by step, through the journey of how a biological female, a mother of four, a wife twice over, and ex-model; a real woman in the eyes of society became a father, with a career as a Trainer & Counsellor, soon to be a husband. In short - a real man in the eyes of society.There are over 35 photographs capturing the life of the author and his transition process through to completion. These photo's bring the text to life and help you the reader fully understand the mammoth task of changing gender roles within society. Some subjects covered include the challenge of coming out to family, Chest and Genital sugery the pro's & con's, the taboo subject of Sex and how that works, Relationships and much more. There are also many passages from the authors personel diary kept throughout the transition. There are so few books available to the general public on female to male transsexuals, yet the story of how ordinary men live extraordinary lives simple by being born in the wrong body needs to be told.This book is one of those stories, one persons journey of self discovery and hopefully for you the reader, an interesting journey through words and pictures, of a British female to male transman.

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About the Author

Rico Adrian Paris. Was born in 1962 in a rural part of Shropshire, in the U.K. He was born biologicaly female and spent 37 years living as a woman before being diagnosed with Transsexualsim and embalking on a jouney to become male in appearance.He has four biological children of his own and has been married twice. Rico is responsible for setting up the Trans-Shropshire Charity in the West Midlands providng a range of services to trans individuals and for the Gender Advisory Bureau which provides training to proffesionals. He has been on various radio stations and on the television expressing his opinions on trans issuesA qualifed counsellor and trainer Rico travels across the U.K raising awareness around trans and about the new legislation which allows men and women of transsexul origin to at last change thier birth certifcates in the U.K, to at last be legally recognised in the gender they believe themselves to be.

Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (December 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1425905765
• ISBN-13: 978-1425905767
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,223,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Over worded, hard to read, April 6, 2008

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Proud FTM "Erik" (Nevada, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Transman - Bitesize: The story of a Woman who became a Man (Paperback)

I was very disappointed with this book. The author makes little or no sense most of the time. It is very wordy and poorly written. I would not recommend this book to any FTM or reader of any kind. There are several other books available on this topic that are much better to say the least. I would recommend skipping over this one. I honestly was unable to read all of this book as I would quickly lose interest due to the boring overtones.