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Yesterday afternoon i gave a talk at the local Metropolitan Community Church. It was for a Gender education outreach ministry they called Gender 101.
I posted the full text of my talk at my Blog, Looking Forward, Moving Forward( Latest Update ).
It was scary, it was wonderful and i feel in my own little way, i am helping others Like so many of ourselves.
Hugs,
Diana
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Proud of you...
...so very proud!
Love, Andrea Lena
me too
I left a comment on your blog hon. Wow. I'm so proud of you!
Glad you feel it was a
Glad you feel it was a positive experience.
Lizzie :)
Bailey's Angel
The Godmother :p
Yes, You Are
"...i feel in my own little way, i am helping others Like so many of ourselves."
You are helping others. You have saved a life, or more. You have made other lives better. What more could be asked of you?
Gave a talk yesterday at a gender education group
Yes, you are helping others
May Your Light Forever Shine
I Know You've Made My Life Better ;)
Just knowing You, even in a limited way has given me so much hope.;) I'm in awe of your strength. Maybe some of it will rub off?;0
Love And Huge HUGS To You And Dani!!!;)
Bailey's Cuter Half?(Giggles)
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God bless you...
Diana,
I'm so very proud of you! We should all try to help.
Ole
We are each exactly as God made us. God does not make mistakes!
Gender rights are the new civil rights!
HI Diana,
Good on you! Congrats; Way to go!
Around pre and post op time, I gave a few talks. Non-religious. What I remember is a talk and Q and A for a community college psychology class; I was friends with the teacher; and just Q and A, I think, for some university psych grad students. Their prof was researching and advising some of us; he'd studied Ts in India, Thailand, etc. I would have done more, but wasn't asked.
There were a small, steady steam of TS's transitioning before and after me, in our support group, for educators to call on, at least for the 2-3 years when I was involved.
I just read your blog; it made me sad. The time loss is such a waste; your suffering sucked, I'm so sorry. OTOH, I guess, it's the typical Tgal story and, like all but a few, it's such a shame. For me, I just hope and I think that things are better: information is spread much more widely. I'm cheered by the stories of transkids; it's so cool that their parents "get it" and let them live as themselves.
Best of luck to you; I very glad that you're being your true self, letting others see her and making such good progress!
Hugs and Bright Blessings,
Renee
I can empathasize with you
Since 2008 I have been speaking to police trainings.In 2011 I spoke to a police conference to police from all over the United States, Homeland security where I live, a High school. I have spoke well over fifteen different times.
Thursday March 8th I spoke to the policies and training/ Human Rersource officers about transgender issues in the work place and in the public. I most likely will be called by the committee to help write policy for a law regarding transgender in my state.
We discussed suicide percentages, employer discrimination, bathroom/restroom situations and what to do when a person decides to begin transition.
When I spoke I talked bout acceptance, about bullying in the work place, and how to help people understand that being transgendered is not a birth mistake, not a mistake by God, nor are transgendered pediphiles.
On the 13th of March I have been again invited by the state to speak about the same issues to one of the states police academies.
Each time I speak I leave a little of me with the people I spoke to and I know that I have opened up some closed minds.
I am always exhilirated when I am finished.
I do not charge to speak nor do I get paid to speak, I see it as an opportunity to educate and I beleive wheneducated peoples minds are better open tothat they did not understand.
Jill Micayla
Be kinder than necessary,Because everyone you meet
Is fighting some kind of battle.
What are the most common
fallacies do you run into? I suspect TG being gay is one, but there are bound to be others.
The ones that bug me the most are the "suck it up and move on" types.