Morgan Went from Union Ironworking Man to S.F. Queer Woman; Hear Her Stories

Morgan fell into her new gender. Okay, that's a big oversimplification. But it's an amazing story, so bear with us. Morgan had a career as a union ironworker. At the time, Morgan was a man. Morgan the man helped put up many buildings and worked on countless construction sites. At age 50, he had a horrific accident on a job site -- falling nearly two stories with nothing to break the fall but the structure of the unfinished building.

During the recovery, Morgan realized a lot of things. He'd always felt uncomfortable as a man. Although he liked being an ironworker, it was one of numerous ways he'd overcompensated for the innate sense that he really should be a woman. Before the accident, he had considered making the transition but ruled it out because of age and physical appearance. In the hospital, however, Morgan found a new rationale: "I said to myself, 'There are plenty of ugly fucking women out there -- so I'm doing this!'"

Meet Morgan the woman, who appears Friday at the Dark Room.