Why i returned

At first I was not exactly sure why I returned to blogging. I suppose it had become habitual and retiring gave me all this extra time. I no longer have the same sense of urgency as when this was my therapy and as the years progressed and I became increasingly comfortable with being transgender, I settled on this short burst style which I have kept.

Yes, I am a political junkie and love philosophical concepts but at the root I want to help all people who feel somehow disenfranchised to lift their heads. Of course I belong to a misunderstood minority and am partial to that group, however all types of injustices play on my sense of outrage while i simultaneously work on my life acquired cynicism.

About 8 years ago things looked a lot better for transgender people but with the rising culture wars of the right we became easy targets. It is not lost on me that I live in a liberal part of the world but I don't take that for granted for a second.

At the core, I write because I want to emphasize that taking an apologetic tone for having the audacity to exist should be a thing of the past and I don't want people to ever feel the way that I once did. Sometimes the more you know about the human psyche the more disappointed you are and yet, despite our issues, at their root most people are driven by the same basic desires and aspirations.

When I still read online comments that show me so many people are fundamentally scared to be themselves, it only motivates me more. It's not just trans people.