#62 - Lucy Sante / It's never too late to transition

On this episode of the podcast, we were thrilled to be joined by Lucy Sante, a Belgian-born American writer, teacher, and critic, who has contributed to the New York Review of Books for four decades about film, art, and photography. She transitioned at the age of 67 after downloading an app on her phone that had a gender-swapping feature, allowing Lucy to see herself as a woman.  

Earlier this year, she published a book called I Heard Her Call My Name, a Memoir of Transition, which brings together two threads of personal narrative – the first, the arc of her life, and the second, her recent transition that allowed her to reach a place of inner and outer alignment.  

Timestamps:  

00:00 – Intro  

01:23 – Feelings after promoting her book  

02:10 – Lucy's experience being trans 

04:40 – Containment vs desire  

07:28 – Lucy's upbringing  

08:52 – What triggered Lucy’s transition  

11:45 – The impact of age on transitioning 

13:56 – Lucy's social experiences as a kid  

17:25 – First encounters with trans people  

18:41 – Finding courage from others  

21:33 – Why Lucy might have transitioned 25 years earlier  

22:31 – Gender in society  

25:33 – The debate with feminism  

27:11 – The joy of transitioning  

31:42 – Being transgender is not a choice  

33:51 – Conclusion  

Check out Lucy's book here: https://lucysante.com/book/i-heard-her-call-my-name/

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