The hardest part of coming out for me, once it was done, turns out to be accepting what has already come before. We can change our futures, but the past is set in stone and it becomes a matter of learning to accept this. They can be our ghosts or guides, the choice is up …
This year, Mother’s Day came at a time when we were all supposed to be following the social protocols for the pandemic. Which means that we didn’t visit Michelle’s Mom, and Martin & Raven didn’t come over. It sucks, but it is what it is. I would rather miss them than accidentally infect them or …
I’ve been working on my name change over the past year. Getting your name changed legally is only the first hurdle, there are so many other things to do and hoops to jump through. You need the legal document to make all the actual changes. Social Security, Drivers License those are the two big, immediate …
TransAccess Logo credit: https://www.etsu.edu/com/familymed/iheart/projects/transaccess.php I had my interview (over Zoom) with TransAccess (a project being conducted by researchers across multiple departments at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) including Family Medicine, Psychology, and Social Work) on Tuesday afternoon after work. It had been a pretty rough day at work, but Dr. Mann (Abbey) was very kind …
It’s easy enough to talk about the pandemic, about having to self-isolate or for those of us termed as “essential”, navigating our way through other people who are pridefully not following the social distancing rules. I think we’ve heard enough, read enough about these daily occurrences and since we are all living it, I’d rather …
“It is easy to dwell upon the dark, as it imbibes our fear and expounds with crystal clarity every false notion the mind can conjure.” - Me, just now. I have talked before about how I have anxiety now, after starting HRT. The benefits of HRT far outweigh my inability to process my emotions, so …
Ok, a bit of a preface... I have amended this post several times. I’m uncomfortable talking about desire or sexual needs. I have redacted and toned it down, perhaps more than I should have. But I am a work in progress and talking about this at all is a larger step than you might imagine. …
Everybody Needs Some Body
and "S" is for Spouse
a lone voice calling in the wilderness
Life, the universe and everything
Life, the universe and everything
Life, the universe and everything
