Be True

Let me level with you for a moment.  There are things often left unsaid, left to figure out without much context.  There are people out there that don't know that they are not alone in this world.  Though I haven't always been one to say much about it, it is my responsibility to speak my mind.

          It is never easy being a part of a community where you are left feeling as though you don't belong.  There is nothing more disheartening, than being made to feel like an outcast.  Like many people out there, I have gone through this, sometimes daily.  You aren't alone in that feeling, I assure you.

          I suppose in the context of our society we have learned that it is okay to treat people that are different as if they are second rate.  We have learned that it is acceptable to push others to the point of no return.  There are too many excuses in regard to this, no accountability to speak of, and yet it continues.  Bullying has become the new norm.  Shaming others that don't fit the mold, bodying shaming, ageism, sexism, top elitism, bottom shaming.  It goes on an on, and it isn't want the LGBTQI community should stand for, it was never like this.  This is not what we have fought for.  What happened to the sense of Equality that we all want, but seldom is embraced by our community? When did we become exclusive?  When did membership become a requirement, when did being a porn star become the norm for us?

We need to be true to who we truly are.  We should be breaking the mold and being what we are in our hearts.  Stop shaming and shunning those of us that don't fit the ideal.  Grow up and be proud.

Renewing and renovating

It has been forever and a day since I wrote anything of consequence on this blog.  I almost feel like a I neglected you my readers, followers, and supporters.

Before I begin friends, I want to mention a few things.  This blog is under remodeling, there are several reasons for this: I have started a new life, and came out for the second time in my life.  I have given thought to taking this blog in a different direction and therefore felt that it was time to up my game a bit.

Change is a good thing, we know that we all change and grow and have to understand that this is a positive thing.  We all have to grow and learn, or remain stagnant.  This change in my life and who I am has given me time to work on myself, and to learn that I am not the same person I was when I started this blog all those years ago.  As you can see that all the original posts on this blog have been removed, this too is change.  So let's play a little catch up.

I recently came out as transgendered.  I don't think I have ever felt this proud of who I have become, as I did last week.  I feel more comfortable in my skin, more true to who I am.  Though that hasn't always been the case, I now see that I am now the person that I always dreamed I would and could be.  I love who I have become, and I love myself more now for finally seeing what was missing in my life.
I don't want to discuss transformation surgery options because I'm rather fond of the bits I have, and well, we're just not dislodging them.

I'll be posting updates later, from beauty tips, make-up reviews and the like on the sister blog in the coming weeks.  Once I have come up with a name for that, I'll share it here.