Sara Meuse:  

Life Well. If you cared enough to click through to this bio, then I will assume that you are someone I considered a friend back in 76. So what the hell, I will not hold back. You may have noticed in my Q&A that I listed my gender as Female. That was not a mistake. Please, call me Sara. On December 17, 2006, upon arriving in Bangkok, I stopped being Ron and began to live as Sara 24/7. I became known to all friends, family and co-workers as Sara and I have never looked back. On that trip to Thailand I underwent facial feminization surgery, and I am going back in January 2008 for sex-reassignment surgery. I am no beauty queen - and like you, I am (ahem) 50-ish. But considering that I wasn't good-looking even as a guy, I look pretty darn good now. People smile and call me "ma'am", and I even get hit on occasionally, which is extremely weird. I will say that right after surgery, the sight of me was enough to frighten dogs on the street. I don't mean that metaphorically, either. Where I was staying in Thailand, there were lots of wild dogs in the streets. I had a cast on my face, and more than once I saw a dog jump out of its skin when it caught sight of me. Life as Sara is deeply satisfying. As soon as the hormones kicked in (before most people knew), the world just became more vibrant, more clear, more right. It is the best time of my life. Transition has been very smooth. There were a few hiccups, but family, friends and co-workers have all accepted me as Sara. In public, I have never been harassed in any way. This is probably because most people don't even read me - they look at me and see a 50-year-old woman. And even if they do...Expand for more