Hello everyone; It has been a long time since I have added anything to the blog so perhaps this is an appropriate time.
All of us in the transgender spectrum have our own personal journey. There is a commonality between our “stories” but within that commonality is our own. My own journey took many twists and turns for the longest time but now is seems fairly smooth sailing; the path forward is clear for these moments.
With gender, as with witchcraft, we, most of us, believe what appears to be true.
Someone looks at your genitalia. (That’s the test.) You’re a girl. Or a boy. How do they know? You look like one.
But how do you know? There’s something inside your head that tells you. You don’t have to look. You don’t need the test. You know. And as some of us know from personal experience, the “test” isn’t necessarily a reliable one. The world tells us we are male or female, and they treat us accordingly, but we know it isn’t so. In life, nothing is as simple as it seems. Gender is no exception.
Sadly, no. Despite the impression given on the final Global news item in their Transformation series, MSP has not changed their policy for MTF patients seeking breast augmentation.
All this week, Global news has been airing a series on what it is like to be transgender, specifically, what it is like if you are TS. If you have missed seeing these mini-documentaries, they can still be viewed on the Global webpage as of Friday, April 22. The final(?) item will air tonight at 6:30. They are worth a look. What follows is my own response to the series so far.
Changing Keys is a trans voice workshop offered by Speech Language Pathologist Shelagh Davies.
Stephanie, for all the grace and generosity you have shown me these past few months, I dedicate this, my first blog ever, to you.
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