Maddie

The person who eventually introduced herself as Maddie approached me as we walked and catching up to me said:

"Hi are you what they call transgender?"

I said "yes I am"

"I saw you on the metro the other day and I just wanted to say hello. I have never met one before"

That she knows of. But I didn't want to get into specifics. She was maybe late thirties and had a kind face.

I said that I am 62 and I don't really care what people think but I couldn't help but feel that this is the kind of advocacy which helps.

Some of the friends I have made still don't know but eventually most of them will; or perhaps not.

It doesn't really matter.