Kirchner certainly understands that. 

Even though he longs to revert to a male body, with his DDD-chest and fully-feminized face, he has no choice but to carry on, even as he saves for the cost-prohibitive reversal surgery.  Almost everyone in Kirchner’s community thinks he is a woman, but he knows differently.

“It wasn’t a sex change, because it didn’t change my sex,” he insists. “It only masked my true sex with a surgical appearance of female genitalia.”

He finds solace in prayer, in the conservative Jewish temple where he worships, in fundraising and activism, and in talking to other transsexuals who feel as duped as Kirchner knows he was. And, in the quiet places of his heart, he dreams about a new life.

“Who would marry a man with a vagina?” he says. “But yes, I dare to dream. When I diverted off into this bizarre mess, the boy was locked away inside of me. But he’s still in there, and the virgin boy that I was still wants to meet his virgin bride.”


Stay tuned for the second article in this two-part series, which will explore some of the ways that people can find healing from Gender Identity Disorder. We will discuss how the culture and media have fueled myths about gender issues, how this impacts counselors and psychologists and where to go for answers about this multi-faceted, complex issue.

Annabelle Robertson is an award-winning journalist and former attorney. She has a Master of Divinity from Regent College in Vancouver, B.C.


For more information:
www.realityresources.com – information about GID, personal testimonies and referrals
http://www.exodus-international.org – the largest Christian referral and information ministry dealing with homosexual issues in the world.
www.truthcomesout.com – information for kids concerning sexual orientation. www.drthrockmorton.com – a general-interest, heavily-researched site concerning sexual orientation, news and opinion about sexuality.