Facebook flashed up a reminder today to tell me that it’s the second anniversary of my coming out. So I thought I’d tell you what happened – and give some advice to anyone else LGBT+ who’s also considering coming out via social media.
New job, new car, new me!
It has long been said that I don’t do things by halves. So now, as well as buying a new car, I’ve got a new job – and I’ll be en femme eeeeeeevery day!
My parents still love me – I’ve not been disowned!
Well, I left the last post on something of a cliffhanger, didn’t I? I’d sent my parents the letter announcing that I’m transgender but, at the time of of writing that post, I was getting anxious as I’d had no reply. I needn’t have worried. All was fine – all is fine. Here’s how things unfolded.
Telling my parents I’m transgender
bWell, telling people I’m trans is getting easier and easier. I told another lady at Slimming World – and showed her a couple of photos on my phone. It was as easy as saying “Ooooh, I’ve just got back from Greece – here’s a picture of me on the beach!” She was so positive and said I looked so happy. So why is it so hard to tell your parents?!
Being brave and coming out
So, so much has changed in the past week, since my first gender clinic appointment. As well as telling more male friends about me, I’ve been to dinner at a busy restaurant “en femme” and re-evaluated where I’m going with all of this. I’ve evolved. A lot.
Why friendship is VITAL to trans people
In my previous post, “To my very special friends, I love you“, I wrote about my amazing friends and why I love them. The post told of me confiding in student pals when I was still figuring out what was going on with my gender over two decades ago – and telling more and more friends over the past year or so – even a couple of blokes!