#62 - Lucy Sante / It's never too late to transition

On this episode of the podcast, we were thrilled to be joined by Lucy Sante, a Belgian-born American writer, teacher, and critic, who has contributed to the New York Review of Books for four decades about film, art, and photography. She transitioned at the age of 67 after downloading an app on her phone that had a gender-swapping feature, allowing Lucy to see herself as a woman.  Earlier this year, she published a book called I Heard Her Call My Name, a Memoir of Transition, which brings together two threads of personal narrative – the first, the arc of her life, and the second, her recent transition that allowed her to reach a place of inner and outer alignment.  Timestamps:  00:00 – Intro  01:23 – Feelings after promoting her book  02:10 – Lucy's experience being trans 04:40 – Containment vs desire  07:28 – Lucy's upbringing  08:52 – What triggered Lucy’s transition  11:45 – The impact of age on transitioning 13:56 – Lucy's social experiences as a kid  17:25 – First encounters with trans people  18:41 – Finding courage from others  21:33 – Why Lucy might have transitioned 25 years earlier  22:31 – Gender in society  25:33 – The debate with feminism  27:11 – The joy of transitioning  31:42 – Being transgender is not a choice  33:51 – Conclusion  Check out Lucy's book here: https://lucysante.com/book/i-heard-her-call-my-name/-----------------  Check out our books, 'How to talk with your kids about porn' and 'The Organ Education Forgot', available at https://www.sexinspace.com/books to download or buy.  Follow us here: https://www.instagram.com/sexinspacedotcom https://www.tiktok.com/@sexinspacedotcom https://www.facebook.com/sexinspacedotcom https://www.youtube.com/@sexinspace For more info, check out our website at: https://www.sexinspace.com/   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.