Cassie’s Menu Page

Cassie’ Home Page -- the home page of a post-op male-to-female transsexual

About Cassie
  Information About Me -- some general information about me
  My Gender History -- details of how transsexuality has impacted my life
  First Idea Of Sexuality -- the initial realization that I was different from my peers
  Herstory Chapter 2 -- my teen life and start of my twenties
  Herstory Chapter 3 -- working life as a closet transsexual
  Herstory Chapter 4 -- from onset of transformation to transition
  First Time Out -- my first time out dressed as a woman
  Comments On Religion -- some of my religious tenets regarding transsexuliaty
  Cassandra (ABBA) -- the lyrics of the song that help convince me to take Cassandra as my new name
Transitioning
  Books and Movies -- items related to the issues faced by transsexuals
  Preparing To Come-Out -- notes on setting up one’s come-outs, notably to family and friends
  Old Come-Out Letter -- my original come-out letter
  Present Come-Out Letter -- my later come-out letter
  Tamara's Letter -- a copy of the come-out letter of a dear friend
  Melody's Letter -- a copy of the come-out letter of a friend
  Transitioning At Work -- my experiences of transitioning at a consulting engineering company
  Two Rules I Live By -- the simple rules that made it possible for me to survive a gender transition
  The Adjustment -- a revelation about being a transsexual
  Q \& A -- some general questions and my answers to them
  Make-Up -- a treasured friend helped me learn to use make-up -- these are my notes
Medical / Post-op
  Dilation History -- post-op surgical care of a transsexual including a downloadable Excel workbook
  A Yeast Problem -- coping with a persistent problem that can plague transsexuals -- yeast infections. In my case, the usual treatments such as Monistat 7 Combo and Canesten failed to bring lasting relief from yeast. So, I engineered a solution, which has brought me sustained relief from vaginal irritation.
  Vulvar Irritation -- solution and preventative measures to an excrutiating problem that can plague transsexuals. Vulvar irritation (also called vulva irritation) in transsexuals can be extremely depressing, possibly driving the transsexual to thoughts of suicide.
  Electrolysis -- some comments on how to deal with permanent hair removal
Odds and Ends
  Serenity Prayer -- one version of a very pertinent prayer for me
  OHIP Bulletin 4330 -- the infamous notification of the injustice committed by the Ontario government

Last Updated: 22 March 2009 (site moved to new server)