“I’d had very few friends in my life before transition. The effort of concealing my condition kept up an impenetrable barrier to any intimacy or trust. You can’t come close, you’ll find out who I am. I so value my friends now – they’re precious. They’ve got me through the long, hard days and the dark, desperate nights. I am the spider-woman, spinning my friendship web. When a strand is broken I grieve to my core.”
