I attended my local trans support group's meeting on Friday night, arriving a little late, and as I glanced around the circle, I looked up from a pair of white, knee-high platform boots a couple of seats over and recognized a young man from my congregation. I had known he identifies as being gay, but it never occurred to me that we might have trans-ness in common. Since I am not out to the world, he had only previously seen me presenting as male, and I was curious whether he would recognize me. At some point, he did, and we had a nice little conversation after the meeting.
It's kind of a neat feeling being out to someone besides my wife and my therapist, and I'm glad to have made this connection. In my congregation, there is a contingent of young people who make no effort to hide their non-conformity, and I've been wanting to connect with them but have been unsure of how to do it. I am old enough to be one of their parents, and that's a rather deep gap to cross even without the difference between an apparently straight old guy and a young, free, out-and-proud person. But anyway, it's done. Now, to screw up the courage to disclose to my daughter and my siblings....
, That was Great , You just never know who might pop in to your circle,>Orchid**0
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