Why can’t transition ever be straight forward? This past week has been on of the most stressful and complicated weeks in my gender transition thus far.
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I regret not learning cursive
Who would have thought that not knowing cursive would be an issue in my gender transition?
Going out as a girl
Over the last few weeks, I have been consumed by the desire to go somewhere presenting as a woman.
Gender affirmation at an unfortunate time
In recent weeks, I have been trying to get out more. Due to coronavirus and my gender transition, I spent most of the last year isolated in my apartment. Now that things are starting to return to normal and I am vaccinated, I am slowly trying to get more comfortable going out into the worldContinue reading “Gender affirmation at an unfortunate time”
Bigotry and transphobia in the workplace
I have held three jobs in my life and I have not come out as transgender at any of them. Despite this, I frequently experienced transphobia and bigotry at all three jobs.
A look back at the first 14 months of HRT
I crossed 14 months of hormone replacement therapy last week and it has prompted me to look back at my transition so far.
Reconsidering coming out at work
I started my new job this week and I am already fed up with hiding my gender transition. Doing so at this stage in my transition has proven to be both physically uncomfortable and emotionally taxing. Wearing a compression sports bra for 8 hours straight is painful and leaves me feeling sore by the endContinue reading “Reconsidering coming out at work”
A weird situation at my new job
I start my new job next week however I had to go in this week to sign some employment paperwork. This was supposed to be a quick visit, just sign the paperwork and leave, but it ended up being considerably more involved. During the visit, I ran into my future supervisor who wanted to introduceContinue reading “A weird situation at my new job”
I plan on coming out to more people and it is scary
Over the next 2-3 months, I plan to start coming out to more people in my personal life. I have internally debated the proper time to start telling more people throughout my transition (and before), and I am fairly set on slowly doing so over the next couple of months. While this is a decisionContinue reading “I plan on coming out to more people and it is scary”
Navigating a job offer with my gender transition
I received some very good news last week, I received and accepted a job offer. One small problem though, I didn’t tell them I was trans.
Natalie's Transition Diary 