I started this blog back in August 2017 after coming out trans (to friends and colleagues) and making the decision to begin transitioning. Eight months ago I felt empowered to step into this alternate but familiar fantasy finding after years of crippling anxiety and shame, I could no longer face myself for a go at… Read More Just for today
It happens pretty often. Sometimes I just can’t get my words out. Other times, I just sound angry. I’m connecting with others in the LGBT community for the first time and getting a lot of positive support and feedback. I’m also introduced to people who think completely opposite as I do and don’t always react… Read More Feeling Misunderstood
Today I met my mother and brother for my birthday lunch in Montclair, NJ; I’ll be 37 on September 6th. Things are a bit dicey when it comes to seeing them. My brother still calls me by my birth name. I need to constantly remind him to call me Chris. I came out transgender to… Read More Coming Out Transgender
I’m on a small island off the midcoast of Maine called North Haven. The people I live with (my adopted family) have invited me here for Labor Day Weekend and even though the journey here involved 9 hours of travel time, I’ve never been to a more serene destination. The night sky is unpolluted by… Read More North Haven, Maine
Dear White People, I understand how much you are called to move this country forward with social justice actions and community involvement. You uniquely probe into other races/cultures that are perceived as having less opportunity or less empathy and are able to superficially see the justification in your acts of altruism (to fight the just… Read More Transgenger Vet Voice
People are afraid of things they don’t know, haven’t encountered in their personal lives, and don’t really understand. That’s why it is so important for me to live as my true self and to speak out on a daily “coming out” basis to those with whom I associate with every day. Weather it be in… Read More People are afraid of “transgender”
This is the excerpt for your very first post.… Read More Eclipse 2017
