[Leica] IMG: NEW Project: Hearts On Our Sleeves

[Richard Man]

Thanks Douglas and George. Definitely one of those "photography with
meaning" project for me.

On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 11:28 AM, George Lottermoser <
george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote:

>
> > On May 21, 2016, at 5:59 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20160521-Scanned-1562.jpg
> >
> > By the time I was four I knew I was not a girl, but back then, there was
> no
> > option to do anything about it. I thought puberty would fix everything,
> but
> > then I started having periods. I don't remember anything at all about my
> > 7th grade year because I was completely dissociated.  When I came back to
> > reality, I resigned myself to being a girl and completely buries any
> memory
> > of my true male self.  Over the years, I had a few lesbian lovers, but I
> > always told them that “I am not a lesbian”, which, understandably,
> confused
> > the heck out of them.
> >
> > 2 years prior to my transition, I saw this painting called "Mermaid
> > Metamorphosis" by Sheila Wolk in a print store in Vancouver.  For some
> > reason, I just *had* to have it.  During my years in psychotherapy, I
> had a
> > very important dream, I walked up a hill to a mausoleum, and inside was a
> > slab of stone. Lying on the stone was a four year boy, pale, naked and
> > lying very still, He had no genitals whatsoever. Then he said, with his
> > eyes still closed, “Don't kiss my sex”. In fairy tales, you kiss the
> > princess to wake her up. So here, “do not kiss my sex” meant that I must
> > not wake up my male self and sexuality. The next morning, I knew exactly
> > what the dream meant. I went to my therapist and told her that I had to
> > transition. And after answering some searching questions from her, she
> gave
> > me her blessing -- which was a requirement for transition at that time.
> >
> > Reactions to my decision were almost universally greeted with support, if
> > not outright enthusiasm.  My beloved stepmom said, "That's great!  I've
> > always wanted a son!"  My partner, Cynthia McQuillin, said, "Oh, good!, I
> > finally get to meet the man I fell in love with".
> >
> > I see myself as a twin, Jane and James, joined at birth, and separated
> when
> > I was 56.
> >
> > --  Dr. James Robinson, PhD in Biology with a particular love for
> > Paleontology
> >
> > "Hearts On Our Sleeves: Portraits and Stories of Transgender+”
>
> powerful “words and pictures” beginning
> to a “right now” timely project
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
>
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