Who are transsexuals? What differentiates them from transvestites? Where does their unshakeable conviction of belonging to the opposite sex come from? Tragic heroes in spite of themselves, they lead a Titan fight in terrible solitude that does not break their loved ones or society. Yet they want only one thing: to acquire the body of their mind.
Men became women, women became men, and they confided in Jane Hervé and Jeanne Lagier. Doctors, psychiatrists, and lawyers also provide their answers. This book transports us to a world where the myth, thanks to the advances in surgery in the second half of the twentieth century, has become reality. Beyond our doubts and appearances, what is the daily existence of these 1000 to 2000 people in France, who want to live according to their desire?
