LGBT Coming Out Day
Actually, "Coming Out Day" was a couple days ago, so I am a little late writing about it. But, here it goes anyway.
Coming out for me was certainly the slippery slope. I was entertaining the idea literally for years until I could figure out a way to do it as easy as possible. What happened to me was a series of gentle/not so gentle nudges from friends until the deed was done. They were viewing me as a transgender woman with no strings attached, so, why shouldn't I?
One person, my partner Liz, gets the most credit for making me a trans believer in myself, although there were others too!
My daughter's total acceptance of me really helped and there was so much more like being asked to tag along to events such as an NFL Monday Night Football game, lesbian happy hour parties and many others.
After much consternation, it all became increasingly routine as I reached the point when I could start HRT, retire, grow my hair out and eventually change my MtF
gender markers. Again it was Liz pushing me ever so slightly to be myself.
So, I can't celebrate an actual "Coming Out Day" as some do. I can celebrate though, my partner, daughter and friends who wouldn't give up on me until I got it done.
What is next? Living my dream of navigating the world daily as a woman after jumping through all the LGBT hurdles I had to jump through.
I'm walking everyday to help jump anymore hurdles I may have to negotiate in the future and maybe there will be fewer of them too!
Coming out for me was certainly the slippery slope. I was entertaining the idea literally for years until I could figure out a way to do it as easy as possible. What happened to me was a series of gentle/not so gentle nudges from friends until the deed was done. They were viewing me as a transgender woman with no strings attached, so, why shouldn't I?
One person, my partner Liz, gets the most credit for making me a trans believer in myself, although there were others too!
My daughter's total acceptance of me really helped and there was so much more like being asked to tag along to events such as an NFL Monday Night Football game, lesbian happy hour parties and many others.
After much consternation, it all became increasingly routine as I reached the point when I could start HRT, retire, grow my hair out and eventually change my MtF
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| Pre-HRT transition picture |
So, I can't celebrate an actual "Coming Out Day" as some do. I can celebrate though, my partner, daughter and friends who wouldn't give up on me until I got it done.
What is next? Living my dream of navigating the world daily as a woman after jumping through all the LGBT hurdles I had to jump through.
I'm walking everyday to help jump anymore hurdles I may have to negotiate in the future and maybe there will be fewer of them too!
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