I'll choose to be published under the name of "Cate Black," the name I want post-transition.
Cate Black is a beautiful name.
(Didn't have much else to add to this thread, but it's incredibly interesting and thought-provoking to read through)
I'll choose to be published under the name of "Cate Black," the name I want post-transition.
Congratulations on the job! Even temporary work is something right now.
I accidentally went full time yesterday. I was meeting with the LGBTQ coordinator for my school, and it was my first time out in public under my new name and fully presenting. There was nothing that really made me nervous or uncomfortable. It's not like anyone looked at me like some kind of alien or anything. Everyone who had occasion to use pronouns over the course of the day even got my gender right. So, marking it in the win column there.
So how did this accidentally become full time? Well, I had always planned on September 1st as being the day. It was the day before my birthday and I wanted to reach that critical one year mark before my 30th birthday. But once I got home something just clicked and I said, "I'm done with that life."
From now on, I'm Autumn. Always and everywhere. By the end of October it'll be legal, too.
Since your location is Cthulhu et al, I'm not sure where you're from. So I just thought I'd add this: Autumn is what we in Australia call what Americans call Fall. So I totally think you should dye your hair a brown/copper red colour.
College. God, I wish I had done this in HS. Hell, I wish I had done it the first time through undergrad! Sadly, I'm doing this at 28, not 18. But better than never, right?
Oh, and what I meant was I'm 27 and you're 28. So you're a year ahead, but you've just gone full time woman, and I can't foresee that happening for me until I've got a bunch of money saved up, and am at least renting my own place instead of living with mum (who might flip out when I come out). So probably 29 at the earliest.
If I can manage it, I'd love to have the operation on my 30th birthday... But that's a distant dream.