Offering guidance for friends, families, co-workers, and professionals who are struggling to understand their situations, this work book presents the conflicts transsexuals face on a daily basis and the courage they must summon as they struggle to reveal their true being to themselves and others. Using real-life stories, actual letters, and other examples, Mildred L. Brown and Chloe Ann Rounsley aim to give an understanding of what it means to be transsexual. Then, they offer practical suggestions for dealing compassionately with these commonly misunderstood individuals such as keeping an open heart, communicating fears, pain and support, respecting choices and other useful advice.