In the next few days, I will be taking another step into the future.
I have more or less scheduled a discussion with my team leader to discuss what the fact of me being transgendered means in the context of the team where I work.
Lately, I have been pushing the envelope a bit with my style of dress on the so-called "dress down days" at work. Nothing too OTT, just the occasional cute velvet blouse, tights under my drab trousers and my favourite wedge-heeled shoes and nail polish.
I have also been encouraged very recently by Lucy, another team leader who works for the same manager as me and who feels I should be given more freedom to be me.
According to Lucy, my manager has noticed but seems cool so long as it does not have an adverse effect on the team or my work.
I realise am going to make myself extremely vulnerable in coming out to my team leader, but I don't think I can leave things where they are at the moment.
For one thing, some members of the team have noticed the tights & nails but don't know whether they can ask me about it, so to do nothing would not be a good way forward.
There is no chance of me going 24/7 in the foreseeable future, but I do feel I need to clear the air and - perhaps - get a little more freedom to be me.
Despite this big step, I still intend to take things fairly slowly.
So, I would value your good wishes and any advice you might feel appropriate to give me.
Luv
Rianna
PS, if one of the mods can find a more appropriate board for this thread, I will be happy to see where it gets moved.