Society is Crazy
» Gender Outsiders: Transgendered & Others
'Too tough as a woman, too gentle as a man - society is crazy,'' mused Cummings, 41, who underwent a painful sex change operation in 2003.
He went from female to male - having his breasts and internal reproductive organs removed - and was able to legally marry Violet, his long-time girlfriend.
Cummings also runs a thriving fitness gym/beauty salon in Hollywood, Fla., called, ironically, Bodies Under Construction.
But it was only recently that Cummings decided to come out as a transgendered person.
Casting fear aside, he told his story