Sex Changes: A Memoir of Marriage, Gender, and Moving On

Sex Changes: A Memoir of Marriage, Gender, and Moving On by Benvenuto, Christine. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780312649500.

What do you do when the other woman is your husband? A wifes memoir of her husbands sex change Christine Benvenuto had been married for more than twenty years€”with three young children€”when her husband turned to her one night in bed and said "I€™m thinking constantly about my gender." He was unhappy in his body and wanted to become a woman.Part memoir, part voyeur€™s look into a marriage, Sex Changes is a journey through the end of a marriage and out the other side. We see a woman, desperate to save her family and shelter her children, discover a well of strength and resilience she never knew she had. We learn what to tell the neighbors when your husband starts wearing heels with his shirts and ties. We see a woman open herself to a group of friends who travel with her through her darkest times, provide light and levity throughout€”and who offer the opportunity to learn how to give as well a