This is me, Martine Rose

I'm a 'trans-woman' and my social life these days is pretty much devided between three major interests:

Trans

I have cross-dressed since childhood, secretly at first, but by 1979, I had developed sufficient self acceptance to create 'Rose's House' in Sheffield to provide help and support for the trans community. This lead to the I launch of 'Rose's Repartee' magazine in 1989 which continued until 2016. After feminisation surgery in 2007, I started to live full-time as Martine but it wasn't until 2016 that I fully transitioned into become a 'trans-woman'.

Steampunk

My first experience of 'Goth' was at a 'Whitby Goth Weekend' in 2010 and loved it so much that I have gone to Whitby almost every year since! Over the years, these Goth events have largely become Steampunk (to the annoyance of pure goths!) and the whole Steampunk scene has grown to such an extent that there are now many Steampunk events all over the UK (and world). I now go to as many as I can each year (between cruises!).

Cruising

I tried a short 'taster' cruise in January 2020 and was hooked immediately. Since then I have been on a few each year (five in 2023!) and usually have at least a couple booked ahead to look forward to. I've always travelled solo on these cruises but I have never found that a problem as I always meet and make friends with other solos.
Besides cruising, I also had an overland treks business between 1967 and 1975.

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