Today was an interesting day. I feel as if medical facilities should not be closed during the holidays because that's when me and the fam. tend to get the most sick. That and during hurricanes. While I was out and about the city buying up bookstores and reconnecting with old friends, my mom texted me to call her when I got home. Long story short, she mentioned that in my journey of life in the past two years I've made it clear to some, but not all, who I was, am, and want to be. But that during that journey, I've not always included my family. Mostly, my facebook friends have been reaping the benefits of knowing about why I decided to transition and all the different medical protocols I've gone through.
I feel like the family is the hardest entity for me to discuss gender stuff with, but I have a family reunion coming up in about two months and have to really start thinking about what that'll look like as far as me explaining things to everyone. I think it's hardest because what defines "me" goes beyond my presentation, but it just happens to be the focus of a lot of my energies at the time. By July, I could be worried about mosquito bites and sunburns.
It also made me think about why I started this blog. Mostly, I'm a fan of Autostraddle (This Girl Called Epic Win) and wanted to play off of her writings (which are awesome). Mostly, I wanted to be able to share my experiences as a person in NYC. It was going to have a theme of whatever I wanted to talk about. Maybe I'd post once. Maybe a dozen times. I knew I would end up talking about my gender and theater because that's been giving me the most satisfaction over the past few months. Also, if you know my friends, that's all we talk about in person.
Don't really have much else to say.
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