Monday, November 15, 2010

Coming a Long Way

IMG_1338b Reflecting on my Saturday night out, a few thoughts come to mind.

•   Signs on the doors of the men's and women's restrooms declared that the restrooms were "trans-inclusive." I had a laugh when I saw the signs because in Connecticut, those signs are like carrying coals to Newcastle. Years ago, Connecticut courts decided that its citizens could use the restroom facility that matched their gender presentation (if you’re dressed like a boy, use the men’s room; if you’re dressed like a girl, use the ladies’ room). I guess the signs were there to clue in the clueless, but I was amused nonetheless.

•   While I was dancing, I noticed an attractive 30-something woman dancing nearby who was checking me out. Our eyes met an inordinate number of times. Finally she flashed a smile in my direction and I returned the favor. She wore no make-up and she was dancing with another woman, who I assumed was her date or partner. Her dance partner had her back to me, but when the song ended and they walked off the dance floor hand-in-hand, I was able to see her partner. She resembled me! She was a tall 50-something blonde wearing full make-up and a short hair style very similar to mine. Go figure.

•   The photo accompanying this post is another of me dressed at home before heading out to Hartford Saturday night.

•   Going out en femme is now so natural to me that I don't think about it. Saturday night, I interacted with civilians both male and female without giving it a thought.

That is in contrast to my outings in the not too distant past when I'd be inside my female embodiment wondering if the person I am about to encounter is going to figure me out or whether the person I just encountered did figure me out or Goddess forbid, if the next person I am about to encounter is male and is there anyway I can avoid him!

Those days age long gone.

Now that I am not thinking about how other people react to me, I am able to let my personality out of the box and really be me. For example, while I was waiting for the elevator at the hotel hosting the dinner-dance, I made small talk with two guys who were also waiting for the elevator and I even cracked a joke that made them laugh.

All I have to say is that I've come a long way, baby, and it is wonderful!

3 comments:

  1. Hi, Stana,
    Sounds like a fabulous night, like a dream come true, I wish things here would get better so I could follow your path. I look forward to your post each day and look for things that I can use for Equality in Fashions to push the cause of fashions equality.
    I look at you as if your my big sister and I'm jealous for what your able to do and each step you take that transitions you more and more in to a woman. I'm working on Feminization of my body as you have in the past at the start of your Journey from male to female.
    Are you taking hormones yet Stana, because if your not thats all you need to finsh the Journey.

    ((HUGS))
    Margueritte Lorraine Goetsch

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  2. Margueritte --- I am not taking hormones.

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  3. I'm glad because of your freedom and i hope the best...
    Is your family holding those going out?
    Maria Victoria

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