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Califia was born female, into a Mormon family. She came out as a Lesbian in 1971 in Salt Lake City, Utah , and changed her name to ''Pat Califia'', taking the surname Califia after the mythical Amazon. After getting involved in consciousness-raising work in the area she bought herself a one-way ticket to San Francisco in 1973 , bringing an interest in Sex Education to work on the San Francisco Sex Information switchboard. Her first book was ''Sapphistry'', a non-fiction work that described Butch-femme sexuality and BDSM safety and practice without being judgmental. Further work was published in Lesbian , Gay and Feminist magazines. Research work she did while taking a degree in Psychology at San Francisco State University was published in the '' Journal Of Homosexuality '' in 1979 . With the founding of ''. Califia founded the leatherwomen's quarterly '' Venus Infers '' in 1992 . During this period Califia was also writing on Queer Studies and Gender Identity , coming to terms with personal issues. It was at this time that Califia made the decision to transition to a male Gender Role . Califia undertook Testosterone hormone therapy and changed his name to Patrick. Since the 1990s , Patrick has suffered with Fibromyalgia , which has caused nerve damage in his legs and hands and reduced his ability to type or write. He is currently (2006) in private practice as a therapist (he is a licensed Marriage Therapist and Family Therapist in the state of California ). He continues to publish his work and attend leather community events. He also has a son with former partner Matt Rice. {Link without Title} Patrick's most recent book is ''Boy in the Middle'', a collection of erotic stories. He is currently working on a number of other projects including a book on FTM sexuality. It is believed that he is the author whose works are most often seized by Canadian Customs. BOOKLIST Non-Fiction
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