And there we have it, right on cue. Last night I finally ventured out to the local LGBT nightclub. I’ll admit, I was a bit nervous at first, imagining it would be full of 22-year-olds but it wasn’t like that at all. There was a massive mix of ages, all sorts of people, everyone just being themselves. I’d never experienced anything like it.
I danced my ass off all night, chatted to what felt like a million people, and even ended up on stage with the drag queens in a dance-off against some girl (she beat me, she was about 25, but I gave it a bloody good go!). And because they shouted my name on stage, suddenly everyone in the club knew who I was for the rest of the night. It was amazing.
I will be back. What a social rebirth right on cue.
Thank you for sharing this, Stevie! I am in the process of coming out as a trans woman. I'm very glad to say my inner circle of family have been very supportive, but I haven't yet come out to old friends and friend groups. But whatever happens, I couldn't be happier with myself, with life, with the world (broken as it is).
Thank you so much for replying, and for the follow 💜 It really means a lot.
I think in my case things were a bit different because I’m older (56), so there’s a lot resting on me, the life I’d built, what I earned, and the lifestyle I provided. That weight isn’t as heavy as it was a couple of years ago, since my family can manage more without me now, but it’s still there. And being older, I think people around me were less used to this kind of thing, so it probably came as more of a visceral shock to them.
Even with all that in mind, I was still very surprised at just how badly it went. it was worse than I expected, by a good margin, sadly.
No doubt all of those responsibilities make it more complex. I'm just 50 and over the last few years anyone who supported the ongoing idiocy here in the U.S. has been distanced already. Evetually the side of the family that's hateful will find out. But the few who count are still here. 👍
I hope those who need to adjust and cope can for you. Life is long so don't count it out. I'm enjoying all your blogs. Love it 💜
And there we have it, right on cue. Last night I finally ventured out to the local LGBT nightclub. I’ll admit, I was a bit nervous at first, imagining it would be full of 22-year-olds but it wasn’t like that at all. There was a massive mix of ages, all sorts of people, everyone just being themselves. I’d never experienced anything like it.
I danced my ass off all night, chatted to what felt like a million people, and even ended up on stage with the drag queens in a dance-off against some girl (she beat me, she was about 25, but I gave it a bloody good go!). And because they shouted my name on stage, suddenly everyone in the club knew who I was for the rest of the night. It was amazing.
I will be back. What a social rebirth right on cue.
Thank you for sharing this, Stevie! I am in the process of coming out as a trans woman. I'm very glad to say my inner circle of family have been very supportive, but I haven't yet come out to old friends and friend groups. But whatever happens, I couldn't be happier with myself, with life, with the world (broken as it is).
Thank you so much for replying, and for the follow 💜 It really means a lot.
I think in my case things were a bit different because I’m older (56), so there’s a lot resting on me, the life I’d built, what I earned, and the lifestyle I provided. That weight isn’t as heavy as it was a couple of years ago, since my family can manage more without me now, but it’s still there. And being older, I think people around me were less used to this kind of thing, so it probably came as more of a visceral shock to them.
Even with all that in mind, I was still very surprised at just how badly it went. it was worse than I expected, by a good margin, sadly.
No doubt all of those responsibilities make it more complex. I'm just 50 and over the last few years anyone who supported the ongoing idiocy here in the U.S. has been distanced already. Evetually the side of the family that's hateful will find out. But the few who count are still here. 👍
I hope those who need to adjust and cope can for you. Life is long so don't count it out. I'm enjoying all your blogs. Love it 💜