Into the new year...
You may have noticed that I am updating much less frequently. A big part of that, I think, is because there are fewer changes to be noticed (at least, obvious ones). My body, mind, and spirit are still changing, but it's a much slower process. I've now been on hormones for around sixteen months (with today: one year, four months, and twelve days, or 71 weeks, or 499 days..but who's counting?), and have definitely come into myself during that time. I'm getting used to my new body (it's only "new" in the physical sense, though; I feel like I've always been a little boy in my head) quite well, I think.
For my birthday, I got a card from my parents in the mail. My mother typically addresses these cards; as such, they are usually to "N. Myers" (my birth name is my mother's name, and she's having a harder time calling me by my chosen name). However, the birthday card I got was addressed to "Nathan Myers"! I was quite excited by this. The few pieces of mail I've gotten since, though, have been addressed to "N. Myers." Oh well. ☺ A little bit at a time, y'know?
I was going to say that I haven't been misgendered in a while, but because I've been writing this post over the course of a couple weeks, I have been misgendered once. Only once, though, and it was really surprising because it happens so infrequently. I corrected the person and in doing so, came out to her as trans. She was cool with it and apologized, and it didn't really bother me. Definitely an improvement over, say, a year ago, where being misgendered would have ruined my whole day (and quite possibly my whole week). Most of the time, people whom I encounter in public settings gender me correctly. Earlier today, actually, Finley and I were in All Things Right & Relevant (a local consignment store) looking at clothes. I said something to Finn about how I didn't understand vanity sizing, and a nearby lady was inspired to respond like this: "Think about it like sports...you need different things for different sports, because one thing that's perfect for one sport doesn't work at all for another sport!" While I can't be positive, I'm pretty dang sure that she chose the sports analogy because I'm a guy, and of course sports are something that any guy could understand! Gender stereotypes, yes, but that's how a lot of people still understand gender &etc. Terribly amusing.
I suppose that's all I have to say for this little update. Until next time!
For my birthday, I got a card from my parents in the mail. My mother typically addresses these cards; as such, they are usually to "N. Myers" (my birth name is my mother's name, and she's having a harder time calling me by my chosen name). However, the birthday card I got was addressed to "Nathan Myers"! I was quite excited by this. The few pieces of mail I've gotten since, though, have been addressed to "N. Myers." Oh well. ☺ A little bit at a time, y'know?
I was going to say that I haven't been misgendered in a while, but because I've been writing this post over the course of a couple weeks, I have been misgendered once. Only once, though, and it was really surprising because it happens so infrequently. I corrected the person and in doing so, came out to her as trans. She was cool with it and apologized, and it didn't really bother me. Definitely an improvement over, say, a year ago, where being misgendered would have ruined my whole day (and quite possibly my whole week). Most of the time, people whom I encounter in public settings gender me correctly. Earlier today, actually, Finley and I were in All Things Right & Relevant (a local consignment store) looking at clothes. I said something to Finn about how I didn't understand vanity sizing, and a nearby lady was inspired to respond like this: "Think about it like sports...you need different things for different sports, because one thing that's perfect for one sport doesn't work at all for another sport!" While I can't be positive, I'm pretty dang sure that she chose the sports analogy because I'm a guy, and of course sports are something that any guy could understand! Gender stereotypes, yes, but that's how a lot of people still understand gender &etc. Terribly amusing.
I suppose that's all I have to say for this little update. Until next time!