I take yoga lessons at Gold's Gym.

This week they invited members taking classes to dress in a costume. So, I did. I dressed in my Hooter's waitress costume, complete with orange short-shorts, a white Hooter's tank top and footless nude ballet tights. I also wore booty panties and a white lacy bra. No makeup or wig, because I didn't want to look too good, but I did paint my toe nails orange. No big deal, because they've been painted for over 3 months now.

I came to class underdressed, and I did the big reveal just before class started. There was some quite murmuring as I took off my boy T-shirt and yoga pants to reveal my costume underneath. Then, as I grabbed my home made foam boobs and stuck them down my shirt into my bra, there was this combination of surprise and laughter.

I just owned it, and spent the next hour and a half doing yoga in a Hooter's waitress outfit. I was a little embarrassed to be the only one in costume, never mind trans, but I'm old enough not to care.