Posts tagged "coming out"
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Trans Day of Invisibility And Two Years Out
Published: 2023-03-31
Trans Day of Visibility 2021, two years ago, I changed my social media and came out to everyone remaining as Maisie. You can read about it here: Hello World, Again. The two years that have followed have been such a whirlwind rollercoaster ride. I’ve made some incredible friends, found many wonderful and supportive communities, and finally in 2022 I was able to really start feeling like I’d found my place in the world. Things have got to a point where transition is far from being my main person
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It Started With A Selfie Filter
Published: 2022-07-25
Two years ago, I took this little selfie, and ran it through a filter that promised to “make you look like the other (sic) gender”. This photo above was the result. The moment that I saw this, I broke down sobbing. I had, only in the previous couple of days, found the Dysphoria Bible [https://genderdysphoria.fyi] via a tweet and had a multi-day depressive episode because I found it so painfully relatable. You see, two years ago, I was cooped up in my family home during the first Covid lockdown
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Trans Visibility, And One Year Out
Published: 2022-03-31
Reflecting on a busy and spectacular year full of changes, as well as discussing what it means to be visible.
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National Coming Out Day
Published: 2021-10-11
Coming out was a bit of a strange experience for me. When I was very much questioning, I confided only in my partner and a very close friend. I think I was very lucky that I had that support from both of them, especially the former. It helped me so much, especially as my mind was a mess at the time. Slowly and methodically, when I was ready, I let a wider group of people know until I eventually changed all my social media profiles and let everyone else know. Questioning and coming out to yourse
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