Trans Awareness Week

It is Trans Awareness Week.

When M came out to me, I told her I loved her and that wasn’t changing. I totally saw it. I thought back on our lives together and things from her childhood and it all clicked into place.

You know those puzzles apps where when you have the right piece it snaps in place automatically and when you don’t it won’t fit. That is how it was for Michaela. She kept trying to make the wrong piece fit inside her, but when she finally said hey that isn’t me, but this is, she proclaimed I am a woman, it was beautiful. Seeing the power of being able to live her true self was breathtaking.

Accepting herself was huge. Telling others was scary. Think about the strength and courage it takes to just say, “I am transgender.” My wish is for people to be aware of how hard it is to tell others and make that visible to everyone.

Seeing Michaela living authentically was the most beautiful thing I ever witnessed. She shined. She truly was my beautiful butterfly taking flight by proclaiming “this is me!”