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| A portrait of Lili Elbe by Gerda Wegener, a watercolour from 1928 Credit: Wellcome Library, London |
Like a child
Scared
I did pose
My love.
Never realizing
The catalyst
It would prove
For us.
In awaking
Our inner self
To each other.
Never knowing
It would tear us
Apart.
Although
Death is nigh
For me.
I must live
My life
As a woman
In all aspects.
By ending
This lie
I'm male.
As your paintings
Does show.
Am sorry
Gerda
My love.
Therisa © 2016
Author's note: For those, who don't know me, I'm a transsexual lesbian, who been out of
the closet to my family, since July 1, 2006, when I, disastrously outed
myself, to my mom, on Canada Day. Let's just say, she wasn't very
supportive, of the ideal, of having an eldest daughter, instead of, a son.
As a result, I nosedived, into a very dark and black depression that
almost cost me, my life, as a result. Have since, broken off, all
contact, with my immediate family.
The film, The Danish Girl, is a fictionalized account of Lili Elbe's transition, from Einar Wegener to Lili Ilse Elvenes. And, the love affair, Lili had with her wife, Gerda, spanning several decades, during the early 20th century. Although, it's never said, outright, in the movie, but Lili died, from organ rejection, as the drugs to counter this, weren't available, until 1980. I wonder, if it's possible to transplant female organs, with the consent, of these families, of death women (who have signed organ donor cards), given the level of today's technology, compared to the early 1930s.
The film, The Danish Girl, is a fictionalized account of Lili Elbe's transition, from Einar Wegener to Lili Ilse Elvenes. And, the love affair, Lili had with her wife, Gerda, spanning several decades, during the early 20th century. Although, it's never said, outright, in the movie, but Lili died, from organ rejection, as the drugs to counter this, weren't available, until 1980. I wonder, if it's possible to transplant female organs, with the consent, of these families, of death women (who have signed organ donor cards), given the level of today's technology, compared to the early 1930s.
Please click, on the following links, for more information, about Lili Elbe and the truth, behind the movie, The Danish Girl:
