Proud to Call One's Self Trans

[Sally Stone]

I am quite proud of being trans and I think this pride has a positive impact on my self confidence.  Despite knowing that others can usually tell I wasn't born female, I am proud to identified as trans.  

 

I have a dear friend who transitioned approximately six-years ago.  She, unlike me, possesses real stealth, which means she is never perceived as trans.  Unless she reveals her birth gender, no one would know she wasn't born female.  But just like me, she is also proud of being trans.  She wears her transition struggles as a badge of honor despite the ability to disappear into the world as a real woman.  She once told me that her journey from man to woman is what defines her as a human being, so why would she hide such an important part of her life.  I am so impressed that she chooses to continue siding with her trans brothers and sisters, despite being able to distance herself from us.

 

I'm so honored to have her as a friend even though I hate her (only kidding) for the way she can rock a skirt or a pair of spandex bike shorts.

[VickySGV]

Your friend sounds like she is one of the wonderful bunch that I hang out with when I am not essentially house bound as I am at the minute.  It takes a bit of time, but really ALL of us can be like her if we let our minds and anxiety relax and get down to the business of being human which really, as much as some people claim they can can tell a Trans person on the other side of a Baseball Stadium, means that we fit into the general population very well.  Like your friend there I am active in my communities and proud to show my "True Colors" as Trans because we are totally good and remarkable people in all walks of life, including entertainment which is one of my places as well today and I am now free to do that.  Does it matter if we come out?  Not often!!  When we do though people lose their notion of strangeness and in some cases imagined evil, and find out the wonder of our lives and true inner goals. 

[JoniSteph]

@Sally Stone  your friend like a person more of us should know and take as a role model and inspiration. We all need to have guideline and goals, can draw from people like her to draw from.

As I know of no other trans folk in my area, I had to slowly decide if was trans. Once that decision was made, I worked on a list of steps, with my therapist, to meet one at a time. This forum was my inspiration and helped tremendously to build confidence by the trials and testimony of others.

My biggest step was starting HRT, coming out full time and future names to friends and others was set. This all happened on the same day. In spite of my reluctance to be seen dress as the female I was to be, I have not dressed in male clothing since that day. I relied on others to try and find confidence or to accompany me on an outing to even the drugstore.

It was day to day that my confidence has built. for most days, I am proud to be who I am. My Esthetician, electrologist, or other professionals, through discussions realize I am a Trans and a Woman and proud of my progression to date.

Only advice - be comfortable and proud of who are. You only have one life to live. Just be YOU.

 

Big Canadian Hugs and Thank You to All

 

JoniSteph