Because wishes can come true… I remember this line from the movie, “The Incredible Mr. Limpet.” Looking back on my life, all the time I spent wishing to be female did eventually come true. …

I attended a memorial service yesterday with my boyfriend. The memorial was for one of my boyfriend’s closest friends. Coincidentally, I also knew the family from my life before my transition. What that meant was that there were a number of people at the service who knew that I’m Trans. I…

Transgender women have forever been portrayed as hyper-sexual men in women’s clothes. Society has mocked us and created a cliche version of what it means to be a Transgender woman. A pathetic creature dressing like a hooker and willing to do anything a man desires. I won’t lie, I fell…

For many years after my transition, I wondered if I was imagining it. Was I being ignored and shunned by my other 6 siblings or was it just my imagination? I come from a large family of 7 children. For most of my life, the joke was that we were…

So you want to transition? You see yourself as a Trans woman and you’re contemplating coming out? Brava! But, take it from me, there may be more to transitioning than you ever imagined. Like what? You might ask? Like, how good are you at nurturing? Are you a natural with…

She was always there. Always by my side or looking over my shoulder. Whatever I did, she had an opinion. “That’s for us,” or “we don’t like that.” She comforted me when I was alone and she chastised me when I wasn’t. “You and I need some alone time,” was…

Sometimes I catch myself feeling a little victimized because I’m Transgender. I realized that I needed a little self-affirmation about who I am. I decided it was time to practice a little gratitude for being Transgender. I’m 100% Me This may seem patently obvious, but that’s why it’s #1! I…

After my transition and the thrill of finally arriving at my appropriate gender, some of the less subtle aspects of this journey have begun to reveal themselves. Transitioning genders has allowed me to migrate my consciousness from what may be considered one body with its associated experiences to another. …

There are many challenges being Transgender, and battling societal shame is certainly not the least. Recently the Transgender community has been under increasing attack. The narrative is that there is something perverted or deeply flawed about us for being Transgender. If you support your Transgender children, you’re a “groomer,” or…