'Coming Out' At 72: Who I Am And Why It Matters

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kenna-henderson/coming-out-at-72-who-i-am_b_10598636.html?utm_hp_ref=transgender

Huffington Post Blog
Kenna Henderson
6/21/2016



Pretending to be someone else is acceptable. Impressionists do it. Actors make it an art.

Out of the entertainment realm, though, you're on shaky ground. A overweight slug claiming online to be a handsome hunk who craves long talks and loves walking on the beach? Not good. A criminal, creating a facade to purloin the life savings of unsuspecting investors? No, that's frowned upon.

So what must society make of someone in real life who plays a character for decades — perhaps for his or her entire existence? Suspicious? Untrustworthy? Even criminal?

No. If you're transgender, it's okay! It's encouraged
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No, not news but as a 61 year old trans-woman myself, struggling with wanting to come out, with negative, even hostile family reactions, this article really spoke to me. It touches the feelings that I think many of us who have had to play a role all our lives share.