Full title: "Star Light, Star Bright: The Story of a Wish Come True" by Rachael Evelyn Booth
"This is the moving story of a woman's experience through life in her struggle to correct a defect that she was born with - the mind of a woman but the body of a man. Sometimes heartbreaking and often hilarious, the author describes life growing up in two worlds and her attempts to somehow fit in the world that expected her to be male, and, when that failed, to fight against the bigotry of society and the misunderstanding of family and friends to become the full person that she is today."
I interviewed Rachael Evelyn Booth in 2016 and asked her about her transition experiences: "The thing I’m proudest of myself for in my road to transition is that I never let any outside influence be a crutch for me to lean on that could possibly become a hindrance to me later. I was convinced that I could do this simply using my own inner strength.
I knew that alcohol and drugs would only mask my pain and could lead to horrible addictions which would be just one more awful thing I’d have to deal with. I also stayed away from religion because I didn’t believe that any god was going to help me. I prayed to god when I was a child and when I got no answer I turned to the first star.
I think that each of us has our own inner strength that is much more effective than we can imagine. I’m not saying that you can’t get help – we all have to. I’m just saying that we have to use our inner strength to stay away from the “quick fix” that just gives us more problems to solve."
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