Publisher's Synopsis
George Bertrand was born in 1957, an ordinary boy who was to become an extraordinary woman. As he grew up, George realised he was a woman trapped inside a male body. Once he discovered that men could live as women, Georgina Beyer was born.This book follows that difficult rebirth, Georgina's time working in the sex industry in the 70s and 80s, a brutal rape in Sydney and her liberation by a sex change operation in 1984. Since then, Georgina has achieved acclaim as an actress, including a nomination for a GOFTA award for best actress in 1987, has tutored unemployed youth in drama, was elected to the Carterton District Council in 1993 and became the first transsexual mayor in the world in 1995.This no-holds barred account of Georgina's life is honest and moving, and gives a riveting insight into New Zealand's prejudices and intolerance of sexual difference. It is a compellling story of her struggle for acceptance as a transsexual and of her extraordinary determination to change life for the better.
