Kenna Henderson is a writer whose personal story, Kenna / A Transgender Life, was
published in 2012.
Since then, she has written a followup, I'm Not The Man I
Used To Be, along with three other books of humor fiction under the author
name "Clay Reston". She also
writes and edits books for others.
Being acutely aware of her gender self-identity as early as
age six, she found herself with nowhere to turn for information or advice. It was the 1940s, and she somehow quickly
learned that her sense of being "different" had to be kept secret.
After five decades of internal struggle, trying to
understand and fight the feelings, she gained access to the internet and was
able to learn more about what she was dealing with. Consultation with medical professionals
convinced her that there was nothing "wrong" about the way she
felt. But another ten years would pass
before there was total self-acceptance and, finally, determination to live her
life as she knew she needed to.
On her own, Kenna decided to work in female mode to seek
validation of the person she felt she was. A journal of that experience, as
documented in her long-running blog called "Another Self", is
included in her first book.
Kenna Henderson also has about 130 songs to her credit, including
some that directly address the transgender experience.
She sees her role now as being a source of support and
inspiration for others who walk the same path, and to that end she is actively
engaged as co-organizer of a local LGBT group.
Kenna is very happily married and lives in Florida. where
she has assisted with the rescue of Great Danes and other animals for the last
twenty years.
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