hi. my name is pennyjane but i go by pj. i am a transwoman living in bloomington, indiana. i have been in transition for something over four years and a bit over a year post op. i am 58 years old, white, married and very happily so. i am retired from the us army, presently unemployed but do quite a lot of volunteer work.
my formal education ended in the 10th grade of highschool. i quit at 16, bummed around for a year, joined the army and stayed. i did get my ged way back when so i do have that. since then i have taken two classes at the local junior college. remedial algebra and introduction to micro computers. the algebra i barely limped through and the miro computer class was pretty easy. that's that.
i'm not all that well read. i have never read for more then entertainment, never anything with a defined agenda. i am fairly fluent in christian scripture, but couldn't argue that with much certainty.
what i have that might be relevant here is some experience. i spent some 53 years in denial, confusion, certainty, aware, unaware, up and down, in and out and all in a tiny little closet. i can talk about that with some background. i have been married to my wonderful wife for 28 years. our marriage is still a marriage, we're not good friends or sisters or any of that, we are wife and wife. i can talk some about how we have made it work in that way. i transitioned, as i said, four years ago so i can speak with some fluency about that. i had grs a little over a year ago...i can talk about that...but i won't go into much detail about the medical stuff. what i did understand about it wasn't pleasant at all, so i left it in the hands of my trusted surgeon.
that's about all i have. i can't argue the classics or quote obscure literature, i'm not versed in advanced theory in any area. what i do have is a deep love and concern for my transsexual sisters. i am very aware of and concerned about our future, the future of transsexuals. i have come to feel a little matronly in this area. all children are wonderful but it's transchildren who get my attention.
the deepest respect i have for anything is the truth. as the old saying goes, it's what i feel has made me free and i don't think i'm unique in that as present or as potential. i will share the truth as i see it with any interested party and hear the truth from any teller. God bless us all with...
