I Am a Woman, Not a Man in a Dress

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I Am a Woman, Not a Man in a Dress

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Marilu Rose Fanning
truckdriver,writer, musician, transwoman.
Posted: 10/16/2015 7:35 am EDT

Well, it finally happened to me.

I really had thought that I was immune to being made to feel "less than human" by insensitive and/or rude remarks, but it finally happened to me last night.

I was invited to play guitar and sing at a local open mic night. I went and was warmly received both when I walked in to the place, meeting a roomful of new people, as well as when I did my portion of the show. In fact, as far as the performance went, I was given as much applause, if not more applause than anyone else that played all night -- and everyone else was very good.

I would have thought that the emotional high that I was on from holding my own in a room full of really good folksingers, would shield me from an accumulation of small hurts -- but it didn't.
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