The Transgender Companion (Male To Female): The Complete Guide To Becoming The Woman You Want To Be

by Jennifer Seeley

Finally available! - THE MUST HAVE Guide that every TG/TS/CD woman has been looking for! "The Transgender Companion" - The Complete Guide for Transitioning. A book written by a transsexual for transsexuals. This all-encompassing book is the only book you will need for transitioning. Have you always wanted to be a woman, but didn't know how to start? This book will show you! Do you want to know how to look, act, and sound more like a woman, but don't know how? This book will show you! Are you frustrated at not having a single reference on how to transition? This book will give you all the information you need to have a healthy, safe and fun transition to becoming the woman you want to be!

Genres: Transgender

198 pages, Paperback

First published November 7, 2007

Reviews

[Amelia Kutan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-have for anyone considering MTF transitioning.

I stumbled upon this book while researching for my own transition. Quick read filled with humor, great advice and spoken as a friend would.

[Joseph Hirsch · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short but thorough book on the process of transitioning from a man to a woman, by someone who has done it. Author Jennifer Seeley takes the reader through the transition step-by-step, in general detail with anecdotes from her own life to personalize the guide. Everything from how to legally change one’s name to the price of surgeries is covered. Also included is advice on when to stop, or when not even to begin. She is careful to point out that the perils biological women face, re: plastic surgery, are there for trans women, too. In some ways they are even more dire, as the field is even more lucrative for the medical profession with trans surgeries. Run into an unscrupulous doctor (there are more than you think, sadly maybe most) and you can get talked into having a procedure you don’t want. Something irreversible and potentially life-threatening.
The book is rounded out with some pointers on how to help those in one’s life adjust to the transition, how and when to tell different groups of people of your decision. Some may not need to be told, as they have known all along. As with the other book I’ve read on transitioning, the author here mentions that people will surprise you with their reactions. Those you deemed closeminded or conservative might be supportive, while that nominal liberal in your life who pays lip service to an ethos of kindness may retreat from the scene.
Interspersed with all of this are small pep talks—bite-sized morsels of motivation—to help those undergoing this admittedly difficult and sometimes frightening process. Recommended for those considering transitioning, or for those with someone in their life who has or is going to in the near-future.

[Gwen · Rating 1 out of 5]

The author appears to be at peace with herself, despite not actively using hormones or ever having SRS... However, I didn't find this book particularly helpful or insightful. I actually found it full of platitudes and what appear to be unrealistic statements -- at least from my perspective. I am open to the possibility that it may make more sense or ring more true in the future, but for right now, meh.