Australia - Guinea - New Zealand
Dec. 15 Strange Dilemma Of Melbourne Father New Sex-Change Case From Australia: By a cruel million-to-one prank of nature the married life of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Lovell-of Melbourne, Australia-has been wrecked-and the husband doomed to a fantastic sex-life. Part man and part woman-the 29 year old husband has been treated by specialists without success. Mr. and Mrs.Lovell were married in 1950-and a son was born the following year. two years ago his appearance began to change-and he became aware of strong feelings to feminity and he started wearing his wife's clothes at times. Doctors have told him they can complete his change to a woman by operation-to which there are certain legal barriers-but that they cannot restore him to manhood. it means that his wife would have to leave him-but he does not want to break up his home life. Photo shows. Douglas Lovell-husband and father, as he feels he ought to be-a woman in women's clothing and wearing make-up


