With a little hint of Trans!

I write this sitting having lunch at home with the warmth of a spring day peeking through the blinds. On days like this with winter disappearing into a not so fond memory, thoughts turn to getting away from it all.  I value travelling a lot. I like the journey as much as the stay. To me the excitement starts when you jump in the car or on the train to travel to the airport. However being Transgender creates difficulties well before you even start to think. Firstly passports. I was only allowed a passport in my identity if I had a letter from a specialist to confirm I would be living like this for life. No renewing or online application. No it was all paper documents confirming your identity to be sent and hope they don't get lost. The digital age is very much leaving my community adrift. You then think of where you want to go. Eastern Europe ❌ Middle East ❌ Most of Africa ❌ So you think what about first world countries  USA ❌ Oh yes, thanks to a Christian Nationali...

Oooh I bet you thought....where is she going with that title? Well if it tickled your fancy.....for this blog at least, you might be disappointed. I'm sure in the future I'll revisit the more salacious elements of being Transgender but for now I'll keep it clean. No this one's about biology. I was assigned male at birth. No DNA testing, no chromosomes tested and certainly I wasn't asked!  How therefore was the assignment undertaken....as was the same with my kids 30 years later by a glance between your legs. That however is a real inaccurate way of defining someone who will grow and develop into an individual who will differ fundamentally from ever other person. I get for medicinal reasons that certain things are defined by your biology and bits - there are some differences. However this is only a miniscule part of who you are. To be fair for 99.9% of your life, you are the only one who sees your bits. Yet we find ourselves in a position where a decision as a baby i...