I went to an afternoon party for my sobriety group; I've gone there for over nine years and they are like family. I'm already WAY out in the meeting but they seldom see the *real* me because I still live a bifurcated life at home, for now(I travel in two genders with two names..confusing). Yesterday they got to hang out with me lookin' casually cute and it was great. Some used my boy name, some used my girl name and some of the more homo/transphobic guys just avoided me. I danced, got compliments on my makeup, had a great time...I'm always impressed whern older guys my age are so open and accepting to me... It was great day!
Congratulations Darya! I guess that is what happenes when the closet door is opened just a little bit wider.
That's wonderful, Darya! Hopefully seeing you so comfortable in your real skin will give those trans/homo-phobic guys pause in the future and make them reconsider things. But even so, it sounds like that support group is wonderful in more ways than just sobriety!
