This is where you can find out more about my transition which covers social, legal and medical aspects. These are the steps that I've decided to take and I absolutely do not expect anyone to take these steps just because I have. I'm also aware that I am fortunate that I had/have the finances, medical ability, and access to trans-friendly health care (YMMV).

While I chose to talk about these steps, this is still a very personal part of my life. Not every trans person feels or thinks the same way. For example, some believe that "transgender" is a gender in and of itself, while I believe that (for me) being trans is a part of my male identity. One of my biggest concerns I have is that someone come along and think that if they don't share my opinions or do everything I've done, etc. that they're somehow "doing it wrong."

When I first came out, there wasn't much room or praise for folks who didn't want to "go all the way" in their medical transitions - or even pursue it at all! When it came to "seasoned" trans folks talking to people they didn't know who were just coming out, it was never "if you choose to do X, Y or Z," it was, "when you do X, Y or Z," without consideration towards a person's financial, family, or medical situations, or personal choices. I have absolutely no desire to push that mentality on anybody. All reasons to not transition are completely valid, and no matter what - you are enough!

I never felt like I was "trapped in the wrong body" because this has always been my body... but it did need some altering in order for me to feel okay with it (I'm all for self-identification, but I always felt that narrative was ridiculous). Nor do I feel cursed or wronged by some higher power. That said, being trans is not without its problems. Things are improving bit by bit, but we're still subject to violence, discrimination, murder, ridicule, and suicide in numbers far too large to ignore.

"Transition doesn't make your life better, it just makes it different." - Kim Pearson, TYFA