{"id":172,"date":"2024-05-04T20:20:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T20:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2024-05-07T19:40:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:40:38","slug":"coming-out-book-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/coming-out-book-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Out\u00a0(Book 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09TBHH5DB\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"321\" src=\"http:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/asset-1669527362008.png\" alt=\"Coming Out\" class=\"wp-image-62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/asset-1669527362008.png 248w, https:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/asset-1669527362008-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Coming Out\nFirst Stages of Transition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coming out as transgender is an act of extraordinary courage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transitioning\u00a0is a difficult and often painful process\u00a0that can take years.\u00a0 It can take even longer and be even more difficult when you have to provide for your children and protect them from an abusive stepfather.\u00a0 \u00a0However, the cost of not transitioning is often even higher, and it can cost you your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this story, all must be surrendered, even life itself, so that all and so much more can be restored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rex feels the pull to be Debbie stronger than ever.\u00a0 She has found someone who can support her and help her be free. At the same time, she must confront past trauma, bullying, and fears. She has shared her secret with a few people, but now she must come out, revealing her true self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not recommended for younger readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09TBHH5DB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coming out as transgender is an act of extraordinary courage.&nbsp; Transitioning\u00a0is a difficult and often painful process\u00a0that can take years.\u00a0 It can take even longer and be even more difficult when you have to provide for your children and protect them from an abusive stepfather.\u00a0 \u00a0However, the cost of not transitioning is often even higher, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-172","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":320,"href":"https:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions\/320"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}