A month ago, to celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) I spontaneously decided to come out on Twitter. I hadn’t exactly planned to do it that day, but I’d been mulling it over for weeks. I’d written countless drafts and deleted them, and never got around to hitting the Tweet button.
And then I did.
Thankfully, the world hasn’t ended. I’ve either had encouragement and support or an indifferent silence. I’ve not had any negative comments so far, which I think is amazing!
I’ve also fully come out at work. I sent a WhatsApp message to my fellow managers and also had nothing but good vibes back.
I’ve worn a skirt at work and had my hair cut into a more androgynous/feminine style, which was a wonderful experience in itself. I’ve been going to male barbers for so long, I’d forgotten how nice it is to go to a female-run salon. Never mind the haircut, having my hair washed and dried was a wonderful relaxing experience in itself!
I also came out on Facebook on the 1st of June to celebrate Pride Month, because I am proud of being gender fluid and to show the world that we exist and we’re perfectly normal people! I’ve been encouraged by everyone’s reaction (or even lack of reaction, but I’m not sure if this is called “passing” or just an case of people being wrapped up in their own lives to notice…)
One month down, the rest of my life to go!
Positively Catie 