This is an Introductory level session that covers the principles of Trans Inclusion, Language and Terminology and offers techniques for supporting and advocating on behalf of Trans individuals.
This is an Introductory level session that covers the principles of Trans Inclusion, Language and Terminology and offers techniques for supporting and advocating on behalf of Trans individuals.
We have all had that car… the one that was sporty, our dream. The one we took on the open road and it made us feel great about ourselves. We took it out, showed it off to our friends and proudly looked after it, we even polished it and waxed it. We even “named” it…
It's funny, when I started my journey, I was so caught up in trying to be myself that I kinda forgot about just living my life. What do I mean by that? well, in the early days when I first started going out in public and presenting as female, it was all about the occasion, all about the glam, about going away for nights out or weekends away with the girls.
There comes a point when you take a look at your life and decide that the way things are just not working, whether it is your relationship, your job or as in my case, how I was expressing my gender identity. For many years I had realised that the gender I was living and functioning as didn’t match how if felt inside and who I was. I can't rationalise that, I can't explain it in any logical way, it was just how I was feeling. Something that has grown inside me for as long as I can remember back into my early years.
We all know that what you wear and how you present creates a first impression that can affect any relationship and how you are treated. A Vicar in jeans and T-Shirt just doesn't fit with societies traditional expectation of the status and role.