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4. Dating

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I'm writing this on Valentine's Day. I've always been a bit blase about Valentine's Day. Whilst it's nice to celebrate a relationship it does have a sense of commercialisation about it now and to be honest if you only celebrate your relationship once a year.... That said I'm not going to rain on anyones parade for being romantic and lovely with their partner. Being trans 🏳️‍⚧️, dating and relationships are a tad more complex. The market varies hugely dependent on your status. I know from my experience that the pull from being pre op to post changed 360 degrees. I'm sure you can work out why. Throw in the variances in sexualities and all the combinations would confuse the most complicated algorithms. I'm on the record as being bisexual. Not historically but very much in my acquired gender. I find females and males equally attractive. For instance I wouldn't turn down Andrew Garfield any more than Anya Taylor Joy or Gal Gadot over Henry Ca...

3. Out

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Been a period of reflection these past few weeks. This time of year is always important. I came out to work 8 years ago this month and got my deed poll changed in February as well. I now add my GRC too in February! It's like my traniversary! 🗓️ I look back at how I've got here and to be honest I feel amazing. It's been a rough ride at times but it's so been worth it. There's been loss of long standing friendships and family connections but I've come to accept that some people are just either bigoted or not open minded enough to accept people for who they are because this is who I am. If you haven't read my journey blog, then please do because it's a learning journal for me and the reader. It shows the trek, the emotions and frankly tough decisions. What price is your personal happiness? Is there a cost that's too much? Generally no. To me there shouldn't be a price on happiness. We should as humans be accepting of your fellow homosap...