Quote from: Oldandcreaky on Today at 07:04:15 AMYesterday, in a nearby town, I saw a transwoman exiting a grocery store. She wore a long, flowered skirt and a patterned shirt and vest. Color and pattern atop color and pattern atop color and pattern, a rudimentary fashion mistake, which invite a second look all by itself...and that second look took me to a face not sufficiently softened by estrogen, which is why I clocked her. I expect you wouldn't make that mistake, but do use your wife as a fashion consultant, which is something nearly all women do.
I thought about this for a moment. I'd like to offer a quiet reflection of support for this fashion victim. I can't speak for anyone else but I can construct a lot of reasons to admire this anon sister. Maybe it was a first time out. Maybe she doesn't care about being read. Maybe she does the boho thing to an extreme. Maybe she knew how she looked and didn't care. By extension - I walk to yoga without a wig, I don't pass and I don't care. I am making a statement about who I am as well as my freedom to be me. I admire a sister who might be doing the same.
Everyone transitions in her or his own way. Rather than be critical, maybe turning it around and acknowledging the courage it takes to step out, especially when you are not soft enough on the edges, would be good.
Thanks for allowing a different point of view.
~Jenn