I've always sucked at introductions. So let me just first say this: Hi. And I meant to post this three days ago now, but kept getting distracted.
So... how about a little rant about who I am and why I'm here? Call me Ari. I am FtM and in the process of coming out as such.
My friends know and, for the most part, have been very accepting I'm quite thankful for the few friends who are completely encouraging. And... not quite so thankful for the ones who still cannot handle managing to even accept it when one of my other friends refers to me as 'he' instead of 'she'.
My mother knows, but has unofficially written me off as having a temporary mental instability. Writing off my name and pronoun choices, she continues to introduce me as her daughter, much to my dismay. But oh well. You win some, you lose some, I guess.
Because I'm so new to the TG scene, I'm obviously pre-t and pre-op. Ugh, don't remind me. Right now, my main goal is figuring out how to pass better because I suck at it right now. Then a secondary goal is top surgery. Anything else can wait a little while, I guess.
But who we are is not made up of what we lack or possess between our legs. So who am I other than that? I'm gay (horray for gay FtMs?) and quite happy with my boyfriend. He's the most supportive person in my life. I'm a college student planning on going into psychiatry. Also, I write in my free-time. Mostly lgbt-centric stories. Hoping to get my most recent novel finished with NaNoWriMo. We'll see how that goes.
Wow, that was long. But anyway... That's... that's who I am. If there's anything else you'd wanna know, don't hesitate to ask.
