More than you think

[Stephanie-L]

Yesterday I had several appointments regarding my transition, and I came across some interesting things. First, I went to my voice therapy session, it is at the local university voice clinic. The professor who runs it has had experience with TG/TS folks in the past and was happy to work with me and assign students to help me. I have had a great experience thus far. With the new semester upon us, yesterday I met my new student therapists, they seem very nice and capable. Anyway, it was mentioned that this semester, I am not the only trans client they have, and they wondered if I would be interested in a group session with the other TG girl. I thought this was a great idea and said yes. I am looking forward to meeting her at some point.
Second, my wife and I started marriage and family therapy with a new therapist. When the therapist asked us to describe the problems we feel we are having, of course one of the things I told her was about me being TS. She surprised me by saying that she has another TS (post-op) client, and was very accepting. I was a little worried as she is older and I thought she might not be so accepting.
Third, I asked my electrologist if she had other TG/TS clients, and she told me she had several over the 17 years she has practiced. Again, I was surpised. Keep in mind that although I live in a fairly large city (Fort Worth, TX), it is a rather conservative area of the country, and even a bit more conservative then neighboring Dallas, so I did not expect to find so many of us in this area. I was expecting to have to drive over to the Big D for most of the services I need, but am very happy that there are experienced folk in this area to help me. So, we are not as alone As I thought......Stephanie

[Traci Elizabeth]

You can relax a little too as the drought you are suffering from will reduce the number of tornadoes you will have this season drastically. I thought that Dallas/Ft. Worth is one massive metro area. Been to both several times.

OK what does that have to do with your post? Nothing (smiling). I am, however, happy that you are finding that your tutors and therapist are TS friendly. That's makes your life easier and less stressful.

[Jorja]

It is no surprise to me. We are everywhere! Always have been, always will be. Being CD/TG/TS/IS or any other combination of letters you want is not exclusive to any one location. We are worldwide. ;)

[CharleneT]

It is no surprise to me. We are everywhere! Always have been, always will be. Being CD/TG/TS/IS or any other combination of letters you want is not exclusive to any one location. We are worldwide. ;)

We are everywhere is exactly what I was ... going .... to say ;)

[noeleena]

Hi,

& for those of us down under we are still hanging on.......now were was that place.....

...noeleena...

[sandra-leigh]

What I was finding about 5 years ago was that I was the first CD or trans client that people were aware of, with the people often later realizing that some of their other clients that had been with them for years were CD or trans. I happened to be on the leading edge of CD/trans awareness.

These days, in this city, there are enough CD and trans people that most places are at the very least aware of our existence and not surprised when one finally shows up.

(Myself, I am on the border, "obvious" to people who have experience with transgender people, but those who have not had that experience often don't connect the dots about me. On the other hand, upon finding out about me, people tend to say something approximately like, "Oh, right." -- that is, that they had noticed and long ago adjusted, but just not put a name to it.)

[StaceyJane]

I remember living in Fort Worth 20 years ago before the internet became common trying so hard to find people like me.

[avant1465]

Did you see Andrew DeLeon on "America's got talent"? There's a gender-ambiguous person who has a VOICE!!!!

[ReineD]

Like the others, I also don't think that living in Dallas would mean there are fewer people who are born TS nor would it make a TS any more willing to deny her gender than if she were living in a more liberal city. On the contrary, I should think that the more conservative the area, the more uncomfortable it might be for her to express herself publicly (depending on her physiognomy) without first having seriously begun her transition path with electrolysis and HRT. At the same time I would expect fewer CDers (again depending on their physiognomies) to be out and about in conservative areas.

[Bree-asaurus]

The major cities in Texas are actually quite liberal... it's the masses of smaller towns that make up the majority of the conservatives here. San Antonio is pretty friggin liberal and there are a lot of transsexuals here. In the two years I've been transitioning, I haven't had any issues with anyone treating me weird or bad. And Dallas... well heck, Dallas and Ft. Worth have been pretty darn cool with me being trans too (I have family there). My orchie surgeon was in Dallas and they even have a transsexual recovery home, run by transsexuals, devoted to transgender patient care after major surgeries like SRS.

[Rianna Humble]

they even have a transsexual recovery home

I didn't know that homes could suffer from Gender Dysphoria :heehee:

[Bree-asaurus]

I didn't know that homes could suffer from Gender Dysphoria :heehee:

It's colonial on the inside and victorian on the outside :D

[abby39]

It is amazing when we realize how many of "us" there are out there in the world. My friend prints up t-shirts that read "we are among you." I think it's kind of funny. But realize for every one of us you "see" there are probably 10 that you dont. That are stealth and want to remain that way, or have chosen not to transition. I had to move away from my home town, population 4000, to San Diego because I thought I was the only trans person there. But the moment I moved and came out I learned of more people from my town who were trans. Though they could not tell anyone while living there. We are not alone. It's a comforting feeling.