of estrogen with an herbal supplement
called black cohosh root.

As for his weight, Reynolds
lost 35 pounds through an intensive workout regimen.
Gradually, he invested in hip pads, a special wig, bras, a
cleavage enhancer, cosmetics and breast forms.

Reynolds
went to a New Haven judge to get his name changed. The judge
agreed, and asked Reynolds to send her a copy of the book if
he ever got it published. With the court order in hand,
Reynolds arranged for a new Social Security card and driver’s
license.

He also needed a new wardrobe. For this,
Reynolds enlisted the aid of his girlfriend — now fiancee —
Kim Morris.

"We went shopping together, did nails
together," laughs Morris, who is a research analyst with the
University of Connecticut Health Center. "To the extent I
could, I helped."

Reynolds says it was crucial to the
experiment that healso told his condominium neighbors that he was going away
for a couple of months and his cousin Lisa would be
visiting.

Reynolds decided to stay in Lisa mode day and
night for the duration of the project, keeping a journal of
each day’s events. He would call girlfriend Morris every night
to check in, but use only Lisa’s voice.

Morris recalls
the first time she saw her boyfriend as Lisa. "I was
astounded," she says. "My first words were, ‘You have better
legs than I do!"

MEETING THE PEOPLEReynolds
started with a couple of trial runs. He visited Hoffnung in
her office as Lisa, for instance, then met with one of
Hoffnung’s classes.

"I can’t say enough about the way
he transformed his appearance," Hoffnung says. "It was
remarkable. When he was in my class, it was really clear that
they related to ‘her,’ and