Over the weekend I was thinking to myself, “why do I share so much?”
Prior to transitioning I was a private and secretive person, especially when it came to social media (Hmm…I wonder why?). Since I have transitioned, I have begun to open up and lately I have written some very detailed posts on transition tips and also in sharing my inner thoughts with all of you.
But if you peruse the hashtags I throw onto the end of my posts you’ll see no shortage of inspirational trans men and women. It’s almost as if I am drowned out by the chorus of trans voices, each of which is singing their own particular tune. Sometimes I ask myself why I even bother sharing when someone else is likely saying the same exact things I am?
But that’s kind of the point, isn’t it?
For most of my life, I thought I was alone in experiencing these feelings that I hid from the world. Now, as I have come to accept and embrace my true being I find myself joining thousands of others that are just like me, others that also share their own perspective on this incredible transition we have embarked upon. And while I may not be completely unique in my experiences or in the conditions I have had to navigate through to find happiness, my perspective, and the way in which I navigated my own transition, is unique.
I’m proud to be an out and open member of this community, and I’ll happily continue to share and open up if it means that others can hopefully do the same in the future.
-Erica ❤️