the trans experience (intro 0)

my name is Alan, and i am a trans guy in 11th grade. sometime in late middle school (i have no idea exactly when because i blocked out all those memories haha), i realized that i was a boy, and i couldnt pretend or lie any longer. since then, my journey finding out what i like, finding my community, learning what was happening to me and my body, etc has been steadily progressing. it feels like every month, theres something new going on centering my transgender that i wish i could share with the rest of the world. so, this series 'the trans experience' will be about that. sometimes ill write about the past, sometimes ill write about something that happened an hour ago.

i applaud you, reader, for reading this far. transgender people make up only about 0.6-1% of the population, so odds are you're probably cisgender (meaning the opposite of transgender). theres a lot of stigma around such a small part of the population, and i imagine you reading this and feeling slowly more and more uncomfortable. thats normal, i think. but hopefully, as you read along, you'll see that theres not much to be uncomfortable about after all. im the one in the wrong body, remember.

now, of course, there are some aspects of being trans that are quite personal that i wont be sharing with the world (i.e. body dysmorphia, gender confusion, internal transphobia, etc.), but there are other things i think someone out there could find interesting. for instance, i already have a few ideas of what this series could cover about my experience.

     ⤷ interactions with strangers

     ⤷ coming out stories

     ⤷ the nuances of etiquette in my community

     ⤷  my dad (he is huge for me [i love you dad])

     ⤷  my mom (unfortunate reaction but its okay)

     ⤷ stigma and lies spread about people like me

things like this... if youre interested in learning about this huge part of my life, let me know and stay subbed i guess. i really want to try out this whole blogging thing. i probably wont reach a thousand people or whatever, but maybe i could find one person to see me or relate to me.

thats all for now. its 7:44 pm and i have a warm shower to get to. im actually looking forward to it this time. you have to look forward to these small kinds of things because otherwise, you'll just fall apart from the crushing pressure and shame. anyway, have a good night.

Thanks,

Alan