Tag: Transgender

  • One Year Full-Time

    It occurs to me that I’ve been full-time for a little over a year now, so it’s time I shared the story of how I decided to switch over to living as Anna 100% of the time. I had a plan for my transition from the beginning.  I started hormone therapy in April 2013, and…

  • Name updating status

    I had my name legally changed a few weeks ago, which is a relief because my old drivers license basically stopped working.  When I went to adopt my cats the woman at the Humane Society took one confused look at my license and immediately told me “this isn’t you.” I’m honestly surprised at just how…

  • Why I can never be “stealth”

    For many trans-people, one of the biggest goals after transition is to go “stealth”. This means hiding your past from everybody your interact with so that nobody knows your true history. I don’t think I can ever do this. First, putting yourself into a situation where nobody knows your past is very challenging.…

  • What has been the hardest part?

    I was asked an interesting question about transitioning by a friend last night – “What has been the hardest part?”  The first answer that popped into my head was coming out to my friends, especially the first few.  I took a night to sleep on the question, and I can better expand on my answer…