But now I feel calm, happy, and relaxed. And do you know what makes me feel the best? When I get on a train and the conductor says, ‘May I have your ticket, ma’am?’ I feel like a million dollars.

New Jersey transsexual Renee Ramsey • On her sex change at the age of 77. Ramsey, originally named Richard, went through the change earlier this year and is probably the oldest person in the U.S. to have the surgery. Ramsey tried a lot to become more of a man – including a 20-year stint in the Navy. It didn’t work. Instead, she became one of an estimated 700,000 transgenders in the U.S. • source