The Woman I Was Not Born To Be: A Transsexual Journey
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (708 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1566398401 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 249 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Pursuing a career in entertainment, Aleshia became a burlesque queen, a Playboy bunny and a B-movie star, playing the lead against Don Knotts in The Love God. But by the early 1960s, simply dressing up wasn't enough; Shaw wanted to undergo surgery to become a woman. After seeking safer, medical solutions to his gender dysphoria (namely, 11 hours of surgery), Lee emerged as Aleshia BrevardAa well-built knockout. (Mar. In his early 20s, he fled to San Francisco, where he became a female impersonator and a hit, under the name Lee Shaw, at Finocchio's, the world-famous nightclub featuring top-line drag entertainment. 17 photos. His desire was
Murppy Dick said MORE WOMAN THAN I'LL EVER BE. I have just read this marvelous book and I can't stop thinking about the people and places I saw, through the eyes of the author, that I had never seen in just that way before.It so happens that I know the author (but I never knew ANY of THIS!). When I met her I immediately admired her -- but I never knew why. I mean, other than the obvious, which she did not stress i. "I fully applaud Ms. Brevard!" according to David W. Bruce-Casares. I'm not even completely finished with this book, but feel compelled to post a `review.' I've been fascinated with transsexuals' stories since I discovered Canary Conn's (born Danny O'Connor) autobiography when in college. I guess I've been searching for better understanding as to what would cause a person to make the ultimate, surgical, decision. Well, I can honestly . lawyeraau said SHE WAS MAN ENOUGH TO BECOME A WOMAN. This autobiographical work, written in a bold, brash, and breezy style, chronicles the journey of Buddy Crenshaw, a shy farm boy from rural Tennessee, who travels along the rocky road of transexualism. It is a journey which culminates in a career in the entertainment field as Aleshia Brevard. It is also an interesting, though bumpy ride, as "Buddy" comes to terms with
Aleshia Brevard, as she is now known, underwent transitional surgery in Los Angeles in 1962, one of the first such operations in the United States. Told with humour and flair, this is the autobiography of one transsexual's wild ride from boyhood as Alfred Brevard (Buddy) Crenshaw in rural Tennessee to voluptuous female entertainer in Hollywood. (The sexual surgery pioneer Harry Benjamin himself broke the news to Brevard's parents).