Tammy Forlenza:  

CLASS OF 1982
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North caldwell, NJ

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Tammy is from North Caldwell, New Jersey. Tammy's schools include West Essex High School. Tammy later attended Kean University. Tammy works(ed) at Ibm. One of Tammy's favorite quotes is:""Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead." - Benjamin Franklin". More about Tammy:"I have a story. It is an old story in relation to my lifetime. It dates back to the day I was born. I was born in much the same way most boys were in 1964, except that there was something different about me. Something that nobody had noticed; nobody could have noticed. I noticed, but not for a few years until I was able to understand my own feelings. These feelings told me something very startling about myself. I would not believe these feelings however; they betrayed my very eyes and betrayed the trust I had in my parents, friends and all those I love. These feelings have been telling me since a very young age that I am a girl - I did not believe them. I ignored them as being false and untrue. The thing is I was only able to ignore those feelings for so long. Because, the truth, as it always does, managed to make itself known. I have always been fascinated and enamored by women. For as long as I can remember I recall having these feelings of being a girl. It gave me a kind of emptiness inside. I remember dressing like a girl as far back as my early teens as a way to fill that emptiness. It was not frequent but it always helped. I am now in my 40’s and until recently, nobody ever knew about these feelings and what I did to placate them. I was raised a boy, believed I was a boy and lived my life to the fullest, as a boy. Even as I did however, I had known deep inside that it was not true, that I was really a girl. Being that I have a male body and lived in what I perceived to be a male dominated world, I made a decision (mostly unconsciously) to play by the rules of society and live as a boy. It wa...Expand for more
s easy to do then and the occasional cross dressing helped me to get through the tough times – but that was then … The last few of years the emptiness inside of me has been expanding exponentially – to the point where it has gone parabolic. I have been forced to explore more of my feminine side in order to quell this hollow beast. I am much more active as a girl now than I ever was. The stronger the beast rages the more I need to be her. I didn’t want to admit it, but I knew deep inside that this beast isn’t going away. It will only get stronger and stronger. Only she can tame the beast and the only thing I can do to rid myself of this beast forever is to make her permanent. I know this, I know I have to do this, but … What will our friends and family say about my “dirty little secret”? My wife is already torn up over it. I am torn up. I can’t transition because of her and the kids, but if I don’t, I won’t be any good to them, not anymore anyway. I am so torn and confused I don’t know what to do. Fast forward a couple of years: I have been in therapy for a few years and started to transition. I am under the care of a doctor to replace my testosterone with estrogen as a way to manage my gender dysphoria and to help feminize my physical features. I am out as transsexual to most family, friends and work and live life as a woman daily. My wife does not know if she can stay with me if I fully transition, but she is supporting me for now. She loves me but is angry at me even though she knows I cannot control this. Even though she cannot comprehend what this is like, she does understand that I am hurting and wants to help. The problem I have is do I fix my hurt at the expense of making her hurt? I’m the man, I should absorb the hurt for the family … right … but, I’m not a man – I’M A GIRL! Read my full autobiography at abigailnj.blogspot.com".
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