Transgender woman Colleen Young's dream of being who she wanted was her secret for more than 80 years
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Transgender woman Colleen Young's dream of being who she wanted was her secret for more than 80 years

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Colleen Young lived a clandestine life for 82 years, constantly fearful that what she called her "problem" would be exposed. "Colleen's story is really one of a love that transcends gender," Thomson says. Colleen's son John was supportive of her wish to live as a woman, but is adamant he will always think of her as "Dad" and says people who try to correct him make him angry. "When I first met her, Colleen was going to a women's group where she lived but would go as Colin, not Colleen," Ms Bianchino says.

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