Game face

For anyone who is living openly and doesn't quite fall under the radar, a game face is pretty much mandatory. 

I would describe it as a calm and comfortable but friendly nonchalance where you just focus on the current moment and where your head is at. When I walk into a metro car at rush hour at 6'1" I am hard to miss and yet people will glance up at me and go right back to the phones, books or staring into space. They have made the judgement that I own my own immediate surroundings. I also know and take solace in the fact that I am not the tallest woman in Montréal by any means. I know because I run into them sometimes.

Today anyone can be confused for being transgender and some women in the US have been attacked in bathrooms for not passing femininity inspection. But we can't forever live in fear of that occurring and must claim our authenticity. 

My game face says I will not put up with your nonsense and infringement on my life. On the other hand I get lots of friendly smiles from people who feed off my energy. 

If you don't have a game face, get one.

Please:)