Sophie@sophiesometimes@anarres.family
Sometimes nothing can really happen on a given day and yet it feels like the ground has shifted beneath you.
Seeing the very obviously enby (or early transition trans woman being plausibly deniable) sit at the table next to you and conspicuously placing your purse in a really visible place so that if they ever did make eye contact you could try out the secret trans signaling system (unfortunately they were really focused on their computer in front of them so that exchange never happened).
Going to a busy bathroom and casually smiling at the woman who seemed surprised at either the tall woman, or the trans woman, or the tall trans woman as you came out and then just... washing your hands and leaving.
Getting misgendered in a language you understand but can't speak well and just kind of being amused by the whole thing because... have you seen the way I look now?
Going shopping and using your transitioned voice flawlessly and just being another woman going about her business shopping.
Some days I feel like I just want to shrink down and hide before I eventually push myself out into the world. Not today. Today I was happy to be very publicly myself. I had confidence. Confidence that I've NEVER HAD IN MY LIFE before.
I need more days like today. 💖
#TransGEM #TransJoy