tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791373253545709506.post2990581575523424157..comments2023-10-18T08:48:39.075-07:00Comments on Living Transgender In American Society Today: The Seriousness of TransitionEva-Genevieve!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05487094656415792068noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791373253545709506.post-8905418329708480652009-12-07T17:56:09.090-08:002009-12-07T17:56:09.090-08:00Many of us do go through a period of finding extre...Many of us do go through a period of finding extreme pleasure in the experimentation with our self-identity. But then it either gels as something that can just be recreational or something that has to be permanently and irrevocably integrated into who we are 24/7.<br /><br />I think many people get messed up at this point because they confuse the thrill of momentary release and pleasure of self-expression they have experienced with what reality will be like after transition.<br /><br />Somebody early on told me that I was still in the "pink euphoria" of my transition and that reality soon comes back with a vengeance. They were right and reality has set in and sometimes it is ugly. <br /><br />The reality of fully living life in one's new gender role is often unintentionally played down or glossed over in blogs and articles. I often do this by focusing on the wonderful blessings I have had in my life as Eva and skipping over the mundane and challenged parts of my life. Those latter parts don't make good reading but they do need to be faced by people considering transition. <br /><br />So now I challenge transgender people - especially the younger generation of to face these facts before committing to real life changes. To many that I have met life seems to just be one big drag-ball or sex party and that is not at all what they will face when the party is over and one has to live with the choices made. (Consequences are a bitch)!<br /><br />I have no idea if Mike Penner was prepared for this influx of reality or not - I did not follow his life closely. But his/her very public life and death prodded me to talk about it. We don't need to keep dying because of who we are and maybe my experiences and observations will help a few of us stay alive.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />Eva-Genevieve!Eva-Genevieve!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05487094656415792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791373253545709506.post-77327799153248947512009-12-06T12:11:56.093-08:002009-12-06T12:11:56.093-08:00Eva, I came out at 56 and I'm not going back. ...Eva, I came out at 56 and I'm not going back. I'm being more open about my transgenderism and it's something that I've thought long and hard about.genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041499205158357183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791373253545709506.post-537438346584351042009-12-04T18:00:27.157-08:002009-12-04T18:00:27.157-08:00Hello Again,
I have mentioned this post, and said...Hello Again,<br /><br />I have mentioned this post, and said some more about Mike Penner/Christine Daniels on my blog:<br /><br />http://transwomantimes.blogspot.com/2009/12/mike-penner-and-christine-daniels.html<br /><br /><br />My thoughts are with Mike/Christine and whoever was part of his/her life.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791373253545709506.post-77732128032712540972009-12-02T21:17:58.055-08:002009-12-02T21:17:58.055-08:00Eva-Genevieve, if your post isn't full of hard...Eva-Genevieve, if your post isn't full of hard-won truths, I don't know what is. And I know precisely what you mean when you say that sometimes you wish you could have transitioned at a younger age, but because you transitioned later in life, you knew you'd made the right choice. That's exactly how I explain my own situation. <br /><br />If transitioning is the right thing for you, when you do it, you get yourself--nothing more and nothing less. Nothing is more its own reward than that, which is the reason why very few things (that I'm aware of, anyway) take more emotional and spiritual resources--not to mention physical and financial ones!--than a gender transition.<br /><br />Lots of people will never understand that. The ones who do are the ones who are your allies, and possibly friends.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.com