Question of the day?

Submitted by RobinLee on Thu, 10/19/2006 - 7:26pm.

I tend to ask a LOT of questions of people I meet. Often I know the answer, I want to know if THEY do. How a person answers a question when they assume that you don't know better can tell you a lot about what kind of person they are deep inside beyond the mask they use in public. So for my first question: Are you a man or are you a woman, or are you a trans?

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OK I'll go first

#81 On Fri, 10/20/2006 9:54pm RobinLee said,

Don't be shy. It's an honest question. The heart of it is are you wrappped up in "Being Trans" more than being yourself. I say I transitioned from M to F a couple of years ago. NOW I'm a female, be true to yourself. I continualy am amazed by the people I meet in the Trans community that are all caught up in being a "Trans" and forget the simple pleasure and RELIEF of just going through each day and looking into the mirror at your true face.

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being trans

#82 On Sat, 10/21/2006 6:26am pennyjane said,

hi robin, how nice to meet you and to hear from you. i transitioned a couple of years ago or so myself. i guess you can say i am somewhat caught up in being trans. it's such a fundamental part of who i am at the core and my presentation is so very up front in my daily life that i can't get to far from it. i don't see myself as NOW being female, i believe i've been female since birth although i am not your typical garden variety female, i am a transwoman. the binary male or female representation of gender doesn't work for me. i cannot ignore the reality of the difference between myself and the world of the gg nor do i wish to. i do not pass nor do i make any effort to do so. to me "passing" would be nothing more then an extrapalation of the basic world of denial that i faced in the drab presentation. since honesty, coming out of denial and presenting myself truthfully to the world was the prime catalyst for my transition not recognizing my transness would, in my case, be counter-productive. it can be a fine line to walk though, i'm not particularily proud of my transness, i had nothing to do with it, but i am not nor do i ever wish to leave the impression with anyone that i am ashamed of it. someday, when i am looking back on my life i hope i can say that my dignity was not premanently impuned by my transness and that i can be proud of how i handled it in the face of a discriminating society. i guess this is just my reason for being somewhat caught up in my transness but rest assured that i enjoy life with more vigor and wonder then i ever have and see no end to that. so God bless you and best wishes for your continued success. lotsa love, pj

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GREAT to meet you

#83 On Sat, 10/21/2006 7:30am RobinLee said,

PJ,
Thats probably one of the best statements I've read on why it's OK to be "Trans". I think you're much braver going about your daily life than those of us that are able to live in stealth mode. Very few of my co workers knew I was a transexual for nearly a year, I definately have "felt" a bit of difference in attitude towards me by the ones that recently found out through company gossip. I agree none us "become" trans somehow but are born this way. The important thing we all learn to live our daily lives feeling like we're in our own skin. I'll be at the INTRAA meeting tonight hope I get to meet you, if not tonight someday.
Robin

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