A Roller Coaster Through a Hurricane: One Wild Ride: My Journey with Gender Identity - Softcover

Eilers, Greg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1796811645 ISBN 13: 9781796811643

Publisher: Independently published, 2019

Synopsis

A Roller Coaster Through a Hurricane now includes an update chapter, which spans the seven years from its original 2019 publication to February 2026.

Greg Eilers was at the center of privilege: a respected minister in a conservative church, a middle-class male in a rural community, a familyman with a wife and kids. But he harbored a deep secret—a lifetime of questioning his gender identity.

In 2013, the questioning had morphed into crushing gender dysphoria, and Eilers found himself in a battle to save his life and sanity. He also found himself in a conundrum: gender identity issues don't fit with a traditional life and conservative values. How could a man who followed all the rules, and made the church his life's work, be transgender?

In 2015, Eilers transitioned to female to resolve the internal struggle. The road to inner peace, though, was rife with sacrifices. Transitioning took him from the job he loved, put his relationships to the test, and cast him to the margins of society. Scorn replaced privilege.

Then, 2018 brought a development just as confounding as 2013's struggle, and Eilers faced yet another transition.

Through it all, Eilers held firm to his faith, and found room in the Gospel for an outcast such as himself. He resolved to speak out—to share his story so others would know they're not alone; and to speak up—to educate the public about transgender and bring dignity to a highly misunderstood group of people.

A Roller Coaster Through a Hurricane is an autobiography, a unique transgender experience, and an inspiration to the Christian Church to lovingly minister to transgender persons.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1796811645
• ISBN 13: 9781796811643
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312