Resisting it brought deep depression and anxiety. I too began the transition process, undergoing therapy, undoing damage and learning new ways of being. I began taking hormones and undergoing electrolysis. While these developments are extremely dismaying to my wife, this remarkable woman has stayed with me. In September, I began coming to work in my feminine persona, and the reception has been good.
Silicon Valley is a transgender haven.
We're tolerated, often accepted here because of our creative gifts. Significant inventions in new media, internetworking, biotechnology, aerospace and electronic entertainment industries have come from us. I know more than 15 of us working in the video game industry alone. Almost every larger high-tech company has had someone make a transition on the job, and the process is often smooth and supportive. But as Dana's case shows, other parts of the state and country are less tolerant.