Finally! An angel!
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 12:45 pm
Finally, in 1998, I met the woman of my dreams in more ways than one. My fourth and final wife accepted what I wanted to do. Once Joy was assured that I did not want to actually change my gender with surgery, she supported me completely and helped plan and then participated in my adventure.
It began with a few tentative trips to Big Bear Lake and Thousand Oaks where we knew no one, trying out my femininity and my courage. After a waiter in Big Bear called us "ladies" and said "ma'am" a half-dozen times, we felt we were ready for a real test under battle conditions.
I was a member of the Magic Castle at that time. So, we decided I would attend the annual Halloween gala as a woman. If anyone figured it out, we could just accept praise for good costuming. We ordered a lovely, two piece black beaded evening dress from Lane Bryant and had my already long hair styled by a young girl at Lydia's, a local store which catered to transvestites and drag queens. In a last minute burst of courage, Joy took me to her nail shop to be outfitted with long, red acrylic nails, telling the girl what we were doing, of course.
It began with a few tentative trips to Big Bear Lake and Thousand Oaks where we knew no one, trying out my femininity and my courage. After a waiter in Big Bear called us "ladies" and said "ma'am" a half-dozen times, we felt we were ready for a real test under battle conditions.
I was a member of the Magic Castle at that time. So, we decided I would attend the annual Halloween gala as a woman. If anyone figured it out, we could just accept praise for good costuming. We ordered a lovely, two piece black beaded evening dress from Lane Bryant and had my already long hair styled by a young girl at Lydia's, a local store which catered to transvestites and drag queens. In a last minute burst of courage, Joy took me to her nail shop to be outfitted with long, red acrylic nails, telling the girl what we were doing, of course.