1 Vivian Sherman quoted in ‘Transsexuality: An Interview with Vivian Sherman’ (1975) Gay Liberation Press 2, 49.
2 For this idea of ‘great preparation’, I am indebted to Alfred Kazin. See Alfred Kazin, New York Jew (Knopf, 1978).
3 This image is Susanna Valenti’s: see ‘Susanna Says’ (1961) 12 Transvestia 1.
4 Michael Hurley, ‘Aspects of Gay and Lesbian Life in Seventies Melbourne’ (2011) 87 LaTrobe Journal 44, 58.
5 Elaine McKewon, The Scarlet Mile: A Social History of Prostitution in Kalgoorlie, 1894–2004 (University of Western Australia Press, 2005) 1.
6 Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection (Hazelden Publishing, 2010).
7 Victorian Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Assembly, Second Reading Speech, 22 April 2004, 790 (Robert Clark, Attorney-General).
8 Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Standards of Care for Gender Identity Disorders, 6th version (2005).
9 Brené Brown, Shame & Empathy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQiFfA7KfF0).
10 Brené Brown, The Power of Vulnerability (http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability).
11 Brené Brown, Shame & Empathy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQiFfA7KfF0); Brené Brown, The Power of Vulnerability (http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability).
12 Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection (Hazelden Publishing, 2010); Brené Brown, Brené Brown on Empathy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw); Brené Brown, Boundaries, Empathy and Compassion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utjWYO0w1OM).
13 Brené Brown, Shame & Empathy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQiFfA7KfF0).