Community Conversation => Transgender talk => Topic started by: WorkingOnThomas on October 23, 2015, 04:57:57 AM Return to Full Version
Title: Wish me luck
Post by: WorkingOnThomas on October 23, 2015, 04:57:57 AM
Post by: WorkingOnThomas on October 23, 2015, 04:57:57 AM
Coming out at work today during the department meeting. Already have my promoters' support and the head of our department. Turns out I'm not the first person in the department to do this, which makes it a bit easier. Still nervous as ->-bleeped-<- though. And not going to announce anything to my students. Just going to start next year as Mr. X. Still, after today, everyone in my life, family, friends, colleagues, will pretty much know. And I'll never have to be that girl again.
;D :D ;D
;D :D ;D
Title: Re: Wish me luck
Post by: Buttons on October 23, 2015, 05:01:46 AM
Post by: Buttons on October 23, 2015, 05:01:46 AM
Congratulations and best of luck to ya!
Title: Re: Wish me luck
Post by: HollyP on October 23, 2015, 07:31:44 AM
Post by: HollyP on October 23, 2015, 07:31:44 AM
Wow! Congratulations!!!! I hope to find your courage in myself someday! Let us know how it goes - Holly
Title: Re: Wish me luck
Post by: Ciara on October 23, 2015, 08:32:39 AM
Post by: Ciara on October 23, 2015, 08:32:39 AM
Best of luck. I hope all goes well.
Title: Re: Wish me luck
Post by: Sheila Grace on October 23, 2015, 10:41:39 AM
Post by: Sheila Grace on October 23, 2015, 10:41:39 AM
Quote from: WorkingOnThomas on October 23, 2015, 04:57:57 AM
Coming out at work today during the department meeting. Already have my promoters' support and the head of our department. Turns out I'm not the first person in the department to do this, which makes it a bit easier. Still nervous as ->-bleeped-<- though. And not going to announce anything to my students. Just going to start next year as Mr. X. Still, after today, everyone in my life, family, friends, colleagues, will pretty much know. And I'll never have to be that girl again.
;D :D ;D
Wow, that is incredible. I hope it all goes better than you could ever have hoped!!!! You are another example of the heroic courage that I seem from so many of us. Best wishes and congratulations......Sheila Grace
Title: Re: Wish me luck
Post by: stephaniec on October 23, 2015, 11:34:42 AM
Post by: stephaniec on October 23, 2015, 11:34:42 AM
congrats
Title: Re: Wish me luck
Post by: KimSails on October 23, 2015, 11:43:45 AM
Post by: KimSails on October 23, 2015, 11:43:45 AM
Congratulations! :D :D :D
Title: Re: Wish me luck
Post by: WorkingOnThomas on October 23, 2015, 04:22:04 PM
Post by: WorkingOnThomas on October 23, 2015, 04:22:04 PM
I stood up, gabbled through what I had to say, and got a lot of "not surprised" and "congratulations". No nasty comments, no nasty looks. Everyone was cool with it.
I really wish I had done this years go. Truly I do.
Now everyone knows. And my days as that girl are at an end. I'm Thomas from here on out. I feel like a five hundred pound gorilla just got off my back. Of course, some of that is no doubt from the beers the guys took me out for afterwards, lol.
Thomas
I really wish I had done this years go. Truly I do.
Now everyone knows. And my days as that girl are at an end. I'm Thomas from here on out. I feel like a five hundred pound gorilla just got off my back. Of course, some of that is no doubt from the beers the guys took me out for afterwards, lol.
Thomas
Title: Re: Wish me luck
Post by: audreelyn on October 23, 2015, 10:33:02 PM
Post by: audreelyn on October 23, 2015, 10:33:02 PM
Congrats Thomas, you did it, man! (:
Title: Re: Wish me luck
Post by: HollyP on October 24, 2015, 06:25:22 AM
Post by: HollyP on October 24, 2015, 06:25:22 AM
Thomas - I have been called to the table for other people coming out at work. They all say the same thing "What was I afraid of?". Easy in hind sight, terrifying when its ahead. Thomas - So proud of you, don't minimize any of your triumphs! You DID IT! - Hugs, Holly
Title: Re: Wish me luck
Post by: Rachel on October 24, 2015, 08:05:21 AM
Post by: Rachel on October 24, 2015, 08:05:21 AM
Congratulations.