K (189?–?) Soviet pioneer.
From Kazan, Tartarstan, USSR, K was diagnosed as a ‘transvestite’ in 1937.
She was given permission by the People’s Court to wear female clothing, her identity papers were changed to her female name, and her name was removed from the military recruitment rolls.
She was featured in a 1957 gynaecology textbook.
M.G. Serdiukov. Sudebnaia ginekologiia I sudebnoi akusherstvo. Moscow: Meditsina 1957: 47-8.
Dan Healey. Homosexual Desire in Revolutionary Russia: The Regulation of Sexual and Gender Dissent. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2001: fig 24.
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Well, she responded and said she only wants to be friends. Not my ideal outcome but it's one I can accept. There are many forms love can take, and friendship is one of them.
Maybe she'll change her mind in the future. I won't count on it though. Eventually I'll find someone else who meets my expectations, though it could be some time before that happens considering how high she's set the bar. I will except nothing less though.
Being in a relationship isn't as important to me as it once was. Before I started my transition, I sought validation through being in a relationship. But I was never going to feel valid so long as I lived as a man. Now I feel more... complete than I ever have.
A relationship is just an extra bonus in life for me now.
All things exist in a transitory state, feelings change, circumstances change, and people change. One should always pursue growth and accept the reality they live in while pursuing a brighter future.