Jade's Transgender Journey

 One of my Dreams came True Today My post Wedding Renewal 8/27/22 Today was a dream come true.  My wife and I renewed our vows today, this time presenting myself as my authentic self.  From my Maid of Honor taking me to get my hair done, then having my make up done, and remarrying my soul mate, the day was special from start to finish.  I believe I can honestly say that I was Happy and felt love from every single person, memories that I will hold close to my heart for the rest of my life. Wedding Renewal 2/27/22 So, what did I validate? -  Never say never -  Do not give up on your dreams -  and there is a lot of love still in the world.  A Big Thank you to all those who helped make this day so special; and of course, my Beautiful wife, thank you for saying I do again. Love and Hugs to all my supporters, Jade 

 Irrelevant Offensive Questions Not to ask Transgender People For those people who would like to be supportive, but are not sure what to ask and not ask Transgender people, this post has a few pointers.  First thing to remember, regardless of how long a person may be transitioning, we are people to and have feelings.  Transitioning can be very scary and very challenging.  So, being asked irrelevant offensive questions can contribute to our stress and be very hurtful.  With this in mind, try to remember, never ask questions to transgender people that you would never ask non-transgender (cis-gender) people.  Here are some questions that I do not recommend asking transgender people...unless you are close friends and have permission to do so: -  Never ask a transgender person what body parts they have.  If you would not like someone asking that to one of your family members, then do not ask us.  Besides, physical biology sex is different that neu...

7-30-22 It has almost been 2 months since my last post.  Even though I have no regret in transitioning, I have been dealing with a lot of things; and I needed some time to process them.  Besides dealing with and trying to recover from all of my seizure activity, I have been dealing with a major stressor since the beginning of this year. Because of pending criminal charges on someone who I once trusted, I have not been able to go public with this information until recently.  Like this blog, it has taken me a lot of courage to share this.  So, here it is: This past January, I was sexually battered by who I thought was a friend and fellow minister, which made me a transgender statistic.  Unfortunately, some people are not who they appear and some of us pay the price.  Not only did I carry all the emotions of shame, embarrassment, anxiety and much more, each monthly court date was an emotional roller coaster.  Fortunately, this person was recently convicte...