Lisa also was attending weekly "house
churches," which are smaller, weekly prayer group gatherings.
Lisa developed a fast friendship with a woman named Rachel
(Reynolds changed most of the names in his book) and the two
talked and exchanged e-mails throughout the next few
weeks.

As Lisa’s time in New Haven drew to a close,
Reynolds fretted over what to do about Rachel. Their
friendship was one he hoped to continue in his true persona,
but it was based on a lie.

He broke the news to Rachel
after a house church meeting in which the members had given
Lisa a birthday cake. Rachel’s reaction?

"Oh yeah. I
know."

She had assumed Lisa was a transsexual, trying
to assimilate into society. When she learned the truth, Rachel
grieved at the loss of her friend, Lisa. She felt unable to
maintain the same level of intimacy witha few men are in the crowd. They listen quietly to
Reynolds read from the book, then come to life during the
question-and-answer phase. Mostly, they have
comments.

They critique his hands, his gestures and his
voice. They question whether he was able to fool many people
into believing his disguise.

"There are some things you
just can’t hide," one woman says.

Reynolds maintains
his findings were valid. He also notes he and Morris will wed
in August and that he still attends Trinity Church.

But
one thing he lost when he returned to the male population, he
tells the audience, is the ability to connect emotionally with
women even in casual conversation.

"I miss the ease of
bonding," he says. "I don’t have that ticket in my
pocket."