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Love & Estrogen

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Love & Estrogen

By: Samantha Allen
Narrated by: Samantha Allen
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About this listen

In this unforgettable meet-cute, Samantha Allen traces her story of self-discovery during gender transition and the life-altering partnership that began with a simple hello in an elevator.

Feeling “unfinished” at the liminal age of twenty-six, the author had already accumulated decades of emotional baggage growing up in a Mormon family and living with gender dysphoria. When she met Corey midtransition, she felt even more like an awkward shape-shifter. Now Samantha shares how taking a chance on that fortuitous encounter meant having the courage to be herself.

Love & Estrogen is part of The Real Thing, a collection of moving, hilarious, and big-hearted essays on the modern realities of friendship, romance, commitment, and love, with art by Geoff McFetridge. Each story can be read—or listened to—in a single sitting.

©2018 Samantha Allen (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Biographies & Memoirs Gender Studies Love, Dating & Attraction Marriage & Long-Term Partnerships Relationships Social Sciences Women Funny Witty Heartfelt

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As a transgender woman who only recently started her own journey of transition, I have been desperate for insights and experiences of others who too? this path before me.
I don't mean the logistics or the medical itinerary, but the emotional and life situation changes transition brings.

This story gave me all that and more. I am truly grateful for Samantha's work.

Just what I needed

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amazingly welcoming and captivating. easy to feel the love coming from the author/narrators words <3

queer love and determination laid bare

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