I’m thrilled to read that you got out of an abusive marriage and so sorry to hear what you’ve dealt with. Reading the experiences of another transmasc person is extremely heartening. 🥹
Thanks for sharing your story! I’m 24, out as non-binary and I just took the first step and called to make an appointment to get testosterone this past Friday. I haven’t told anyone yet and the appointment is not for another month but I’m still really excited. I truly love hearing from other trans people about their experiences.
I have four trans people in my life who have all taught me how to love deeply, see people on a deeper level, and help me better understand myself. While I can’t relate fully to their journey, what I can fully understand is the need to be seen, accepted, and allowed to be our genuine self. There is something so freeing of this, rather than be shackled to a binary definition of someone else’s expectation of how they want to see the world. Instead of leaning into ourselves and passions, we waste time worrying about what others think and how we should look, talk, and behave. I got goosebumps when you mentioned the part of the light turning green for you 💚 I’m so happy you took the walk 💚
The “need to be seen, accepted, and allowed to be our genuine self,” YES! I was just driving back from a doc appointment and thinking how I tend to wear dark, cool, and muted colors. It’s a rare occasion when I feel like wearing something red or flashy or bold. I realized this is related to my desire to blend in, disappear, be invisible. But I’m learning to be seen, to be myself, to accept myself as I am. Even doing live storytelling on stage.
I spent so long cramming myself in to some version of The Woman Box, I’ll be damned if I’m going to now cram myself in some version of The Man Box. No. I’m just me. If someone labels me girly or effeminate—great! Ain’t nothing wrong with that.
Yes!! This 🩵🩵🩵 I believe everyone could benefit from this freedom. I hid my tattoo art from those I worked with. On my last day, however, I shared my ink in zoom meetings before logging off for the last time. I wish I would have done that sooner, it really deepened my connections with others. I realize this was a small step I took as I leaned into sharing who I really am, versus the corporate cookie cutter version everyone expected me to be. We are all unique humans on the spectrum, I wish for the day we can all have the courage to embrace this versus hide and deny it.
I’m thrilled to read that you got out of an abusive marriage and so sorry to hear what you’ve dealt with. Reading the experiences of another transmasc person is extremely heartening. 🥹
Thanks for sharing your story! I’m 24, out as non-binary and I just took the first step and called to make an appointment to get testosterone this past Friday. I haven’t told anyone yet and the appointment is not for another month but I’m still really excited. I truly love hearing from other trans people about their experiences.
Amazing! Congratulations!! I’m so excited for you. I’ll be writing a post about actually starting and how it felt those first few months.
I have four trans people in my life who have all taught me how to love deeply, see people on a deeper level, and help me better understand myself. While I can’t relate fully to their journey, what I can fully understand is the need to be seen, accepted, and allowed to be our genuine self. There is something so freeing of this, rather than be shackled to a binary definition of someone else’s expectation of how they want to see the world. Instead of leaning into ourselves and passions, we waste time worrying about what others think and how we should look, talk, and behave. I got goosebumps when you mentioned the part of the light turning green for you 💚 I’m so happy you took the walk 💚
The “need to be seen, accepted, and allowed to be our genuine self,” YES! I was just driving back from a doc appointment and thinking how I tend to wear dark, cool, and muted colors. It’s a rare occasion when I feel like wearing something red or flashy or bold. I realized this is related to my desire to blend in, disappear, be invisible. But I’m learning to be seen, to be myself, to accept myself as I am. Even doing live storytelling on stage.
I spent so long cramming myself in to some version of The Woman Box, I’ll be damned if I’m going to now cram myself in some version of The Man Box. No. I’m just me. If someone labels me girly or effeminate—great! Ain’t nothing wrong with that.
Yes!! This 🩵🩵🩵 I believe everyone could benefit from this freedom. I hid my tattoo art from those I worked with. On my last day, however, I shared my ink in zoom meetings before logging off for the last time. I wish I would have done that sooner, it really deepened my connections with others. I realize this was a small step I took as I leaned into sharing who I really am, versus the corporate cookie cutter version everyone expected me to be. We are all unique humans on the spectrum, I wish for the day we can all have the courage to embrace this versus hide and deny it.
Yes! Totally! We all deserve that freedom to figure out and be who we are, individually!