Lucy Sante after reading from her recent memoir
explained that she wasn’t ready to transition
until she was sixty six
partially because she was ignorant of the possibility,
partially because she was in denial,
and partially because there were things she wanted to do.

“When you transition,” Sante said,
“that becomes who you are. It’s your job,
your identity.
I had other things to do.”

Now, while Sante explores being a woman,
she is also exploring the full-time job
of being in transition
publicly.

It’s a brave identity to take on.
It’s damned brave.