What rocks?
First:     What comes to mind is 10 minute showers since I and the estrogen got rid of the body hair.

Second: Ability to feel deep intense emotion that I never thought were fathomable.

Third:    Having the compassion love and care to help those in need.

Four:     Having Wing Walker in my life.

Merry Christmas



Cindy

Quote from: cindybc on December 24, 2007, 10:13:02 PM
What rocks?
First:     What comes to mind is 10 minute showers since I and the estrogen got rid of the body hair.

Second: Ability to feel deep intense emotion that I never thought were fathomable.

Third:    Having the compassion love and care to help those in need.

Four:     Having Wing Walker in my life.

Merry Christmas



Cindy

What rocks about being transsexual?  Lots, and sometimes those rocks might be between my ears.

Being accepted by and sharing love and life with Cindy.  I would not be here, nor would I know my happiness without her.

Sorry I was so lame, Hon.

Wing Walker

Knowing everyone here at Susan's and all my trans friends that I know in person... wouldn't have met any of you if I wasn't trans in the first place.

y2g

If I wasn't an empath sensitive and transsexual androgyn for a good many years, and Wing Walker in my life and  a whole lot of other people I met both weird and normal and without the testicles and pee pee, I don't thing I wouldn't be here either.

Cindy

I found things in my life I never knew I had.

Courage
Confidence
A desire to suceed
Inner Strength
Determination

Priceless all of them

Rebecca

I can't think of much. Most of the things I've read hear would be possible if I'd been born with a psyche that matched my physique.

I can only think of 2 positive things that result directly from being trans.

1. The wonderful people I've met here at Susan's.

2. The other is having a better understanding of men just from prolonged exposure. That is kind of iffy as I really don't understand them even after all this time.

Karen Lyn

Quote from: Berliegh on December 24, 2007, 04:00:09 PM
what really rocks is when people you meet have no idea you are transsexual 

yep. right on!

1.) Because I wouldn't have met my best friend ultimately.

2.) Acceptance of people and the variance that is seen.

That's OK Wing Walker.

Lame? Na never lame, just an opening big enough to shove the entire universe into.
Wanna come out and play with my Id?



Cindy

Um, really anything I can think seem to be a byproduct. I still can't do a number of things I very much want because of this condition, but ^*shrug* .. It did set me -- To be fair, really Kate deserves most of that credit, I think. -- in the direction of my spiritual awakening, and that most certainly rocks.


I will admit, however, that the perspective this has offered is nice. But, in the same... ^*shrug* Perhaps I just live too sheltered of a life

A nice topic, regardless

My looks have vastly improved since I came out.

I stop pretending.

Friendships are more open and honest.

Quote from: Chris on December 25, 2007, 12:40:18 AM

Quote from: Berliegh on December 24, 2007, 04:00:09 PM
what really rocks is when people you meet have no idea you are transsexual 

yep. right on!

exactely........what rocks is not being percieved as transsexual...

not sure about that one girl. 

What rocks is when they know, and they don't care.  That your value as a person is more than that of a label.  Perhaps that only works for me.

Quote from: tekla on December 27, 2007, 08:37:59 PM
not sure about that one girl. 

What rocks is when they know, and they don't care.  That your value as a person is more than that of a label.  Perhaps that only works for me.

Oh yeah.
That does rock.

Quote from: tekla on December 27, 2007, 08:37:59 PM
not sure about that one girl. 

What rocks is when they know, and they don't care.  That your value as a person is more than that of a label.  Perhaps that only works for me.

I don't want the label....or any label come to that..

I'm happy with not being percieved as transsexual and to me that means an awful lot...

I can imagine not feeling any guilt about drinking a gallon of hot chocolate a day would be really, really nice...
Hot chocolate>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>beer.

I guess if I have to describe myself, this works as well as anything:

Father, mom, union stagehand (journeyman), Ph.D, historian, scientist, technician, teacher, peace activist - member of Historians For Peace and Code Pink, researcher, writer,  left-wing godless goddess, transgender activist, Union activist and organizer, dancing queen, fashionistia, Lake Tahoe based "Black Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend" ski club, Burning Man grrl, Kinky Salon member #17, pro-reading / anti-TV, pro-bike / anti-car, guitar player, hot tubs, hippies with guns, 420 friendly, no tweekers, ex-poet.

Transgender doesn't even show up till like number 11 or 12 on that list.  But it's there.  Long after what I consider major life accomplishments, but before other things that might be even more important.

But, its on the list.  Its something about me that is real.  Why should I deny it?  I don't look at my academic career and think (as many would love me to) "Gee, what a waste, after all that, I went back to stagework, blue collar and all that, why bother?"  I think of that as part of my life, a part that tends to inform all of what I do now.  You might ask, "so how does teaching college physics help you be a stagehand?" and I tell them to look above them, because all that lighting, all that sound, all that electric power is hanging over your head all night because I said it was safe.  Good enough?

I would chose not to be known as that exclusively (which means in real life, you better have other accomplishments, other things that you are... - otherwise...) but it does not bother me to be know as that also.

long ago in many different lands we were considered a blessing, from the wikte and nadle in the Native American tribes, to Assinnu of Ishtar, Qedshtu of Astarte,Kurgarru of Inanna. We were and are peace makers between sexes. We have the ability of both sides in metaphysical workings and were seen as natural healers and advisors because of our innate understanding. and the test  now is to show others that we can again be what we were and are. we are learning to reclaim our position we had of being seen as a blessing..but at same time as much as we suffer in this world from what cultures inflict upon us, we bond together with not only our brothers and sister who have and are going through the same ordeals buit also with the rest of the human race seeing what seperates them and in us is created a combination of both parts in divine beauty and that is the birth right we must find again, to realize our gifts and beauty bestowed upon us by the Goddess, God, Divine, and the Universe. (those terms i put to include any and all religions and spiritualities of the world)

Here's something about being transsexual that really rocks:  Helping other transsexuals on their way.  It doesn't get more rewarding than that, and at times, more difficult.

Wing Walker

Quote from: Wing Walker on December 28, 2007, 03:39:34 AM
Here's something about being transsexual that really rocks:  Helping other transsexuals on their way.  It doesn't get more rewarding than that, and at times, more difficult.

Wing Walker

Yeah.  That's the kicker for me.

Along with reclaiming our destiny.  Someday others like us will be free to mix, live, and thrive amongst the general population.  And it'll be because we each made a difference in our own way.