Another fun encounter at the firefighters' convention. A former colleague was there with his wife. I'd met the wife before, pre-transition. I say hi to my colleague and he introduces me to his wife, "This is Kathy. You've met her before." She looked at me, puzzled. I helped her out by saying, "I've changed a bit since then." My friend then said, "You remember, Kathy Walker." At which point, the light bulb went on and she knew who I was.
Clearly my friend had told his wife about my transition. I was probably the talk of the town for a week. So once she got my full name, she made the connection. But the fun thing is that I obviously passed. She didn't clock me as trans, or she would have known right away who I was. Yay for passing!
And another fun experience today, I went to my first ever baby shower, for our lesbian next-door neighbours, who are expecting their baby later this month. I think the shower was a big deal for them. A few years ago, they had run into some passive hostility in the community. I think it meant a lot to them that 15 women got together to celebrate with them.
And I think they are relieved that I live next door, because they are no longer considered the weirdest couple in the community. 😀
