Interview with Lindsey Straus | Ep #41

Profiles in LGBTQ+ Courage

Lindsey Straus is a 73-year-old trans woman who’s also the biological father of three sons -- triplets -- now in their early 40s.

The story of Lindsey’s transition --- from husband, devoted dad, and little league coach to trans woman, social activist, and lay minister at her church in Brewster MA --- is truly inspiring and courageous.

But that transitional journey did not come easily or without pain.

After more than 20 years of heterosexual marriage, Lindsey decided to transition and become a woman at the age of 50 in 2001.

Years of separation and estrangement from her family then followed.

Lindsey moved out of the house, while remaining the family's sole breadwinner. But, she was excluded from major family events including vacations and graduations.

All that said, as she tells PFLAG Cape Cod’s Rick Koonce in this interview, eventually, reconciliation with her family DID take place. Even with Lindsey’s ex-wife, with whom she now talks almost every day.

As for her three sons?

Surprisingly, a common love of the Boston Red Sox by both Lindsey and her grown sons helped heal family wounds and bring her and her boys back into each others’ lives.

Lindsey even remembers the exact date: October 18, 2004.

It was the day after Game 4 of the American League Championship series, when the Red Sox scored a major comeback against the New York Yankees.

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