Biting the Bullet -

Over the last few years, I decided or I should say I made a few promises to myself.  The first being is that I go out in public more as my feminine self which I have been doing and enjoying getting out instead of hiding in my dwelling away from the world.  I had been attending a church, the only problem is that it is a little bit of a drive - the only draw back.  Now, I am venturing a little more out there, not just sticking my toes in the water, not wading gently to get used to the cold water but not necessarily diving head first.  I am about to take a new step forward as a trans/cross-dresser, I am going to be going into work for the very first time.  Why haven't I done it sooner?  Well, timing is key and I didn't feel like the timing was right for me personally.  A new job, new people, new environment,  so why rock the boat as the new person when you don't understand the workplace dynamics.  And then; the pandemic, COVID-19 hit which cause another set back, but this is where the second part of my new self begins.  I made the promise to myself that as soon as the pandemic was over that I would start coming into work as my female persona, last part of March the mask mandates were lifted and the pandemic officially declared over.  

It is almost June, the start of Pride Month, and that is when I decided to start coming in to work as Sarah, my female persona.  What better way to begin a new chapter half way through than to celebrate the start of Pride month being proud of who I am instead of hiding.  As a note, always check corporate/business dress code policy and check with supervisors and HR.  I was given the green light but give a courtesy notice to my office mates and the on-site HR department.  

I do expect the usual closed minded rhetoric of deprecating remarks and some push back but I believe that I will receive more support than that of hate.  Times are changing, new ideas about the bible are emerging, new understandings so it is with that knowledge I prepare myself.  Fact vs perpetuated mis-interpretations and mis-representations of the King James version of the bible.