At six years old, I learned that being different was dangerous. By thirty, I had perfected the art of hiding behind other people's expectations. By forty, I was at a nude resort in Jamaica finally understanding what authenticity actually costs. This isn't your typical transgender memoir. Clothing Optional chronicles my journey from a masked overachiever to a woman who stopped hiding entirely, from herself and everyone else.

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The story weaves together my neurodivergent childhood, decades of performed masculinity, a ten-year medical transition odyssey complete with brutal insurance battles, and my sexual awakening at Hedonism II resort. I tackle the practical realities other trans narratives often gloss over: What does hormone therapy actually feel like? How do you navigate insurance companies that would rather let you die than pay for your care? What's it really like to have a neo-vagina? This memoir fills a significant gap in transgender literature by refusing to choose between respectability and honesty, offering an unashamed human story that reminds readers we're people deserving of joy, pleasure, and the right to take up space exactly as we are.