Shape Your Dreams
I sat there stunned. What did he say? I had been seeing this particular counselor to help me deal with my gender dysphoria for the past year. We discussed the fact that I was transgender. He knew I had wanted to be a woman for as long as I could remember. His initial response had been to pray harder. Trust God more. Was I reading… →
Do you think about your youth often? I sometimes do. I remember playing superheroes in my best friend’s yard where I would always take on the role of a female. I remember sneaking into my parent’s room to try on my mother’s clothes. I remember that I had a lot of female friends and how awful it felt as our bodies started to change. I… →
In honor of Pride Month I am going to be writing about a few different topics not normally covered on this blog. For those who have not yet figured it out, I am a transgender female; welcome! You can read about my coming out story here. While I usually try to focus on motivating people to get out and achieve their dreams, I have elected… →
It was unexpected. Those in the LGBT community had been bracing for impact as a lawsuit regarding employment discrimination made its way through the courts. Courts that had been packed with conservative judges. After years of watching the white house reverse years of hard-fought progress, LGB and trans folk were not expecting good news. The case was brought forth in October of 2019 and all… →
I’ve been trans pretty much my whole life, even so, I didn’t start my own transitioning process until a little over two years ago. I only came out publicly last November, so this year’s Pride is special for me, I get to celebrate it for the first time truly as myself. Getting to celebrate new life openly with my friends has been a joy but… →
This week is the first week of Pride month, a rainbow-colored celebration of the LGBT community. It is a time for us to cherish how far we have come and it is also a sobering reminder of how far we have yet to go still. But why Pride? Why not another name or some funny slogan? It was June 1st and one of my favorite people had a Facebook post tailored just for me…