Dani Emma Devine and Cheryl Barbero are girlfriends in their mid-60s. Dani is a transgender lesbian and Cheryl is pansexual. They spoke about Dani deciding to take action and transition later in life.

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Dani Emma Devine : Basically, I was losing my job. My wife, at the time, was not happy. She sensed that I was different, and I was different. I was changing right before her eyes.

And my therapist suggested perhaps I was transgender, and of course, I just rejected [that] because, well, I love women.

So, how the hell could somebody that loves women want to be a woman?

But it's like, my lifestyle and who I am – I don't want to say gentleness, but I mean, I avoid conflict, and it just fits in that

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