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"My father wanted to be a woman". (True Story).

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| December 01, 2001 | Zucker, Gina (As told to) | COPYRIGHT 2001 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Laurie Cicotello was a teen when she discovered her dad was a transsexual. Here, she describes how she dealt with his dramatic transformation.

Until my early teens, I was part of what seemed like a regular suburban family: We had enough money and a nice house in Colorado, and my parents were happily married.. .or so I thought. Life as I knew it had always felt ordinary, but when I as 14, something happened that brought my illusion of normalcy to an abrupt end.

a shocking discovery

As an only child, I was definitely Daddy's little girl. I felt more comfortable with my dad than with my mom, and I never found it strange that he had an effeminate ...

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