Transitioning at a Mature Age — Musings On The Beginning Of My Story

I was born in the 69th year of my life and began puberty in my 70th. Transitioning is hard. Transitioning during a pandemic is harder. Transitioning at a mature age is harder still… But continuing to live as a fraud is the hardest of all. There is an old Chinese curse: “May you lead an interesting life.” Mine has been exceptionally interesting — full of heartache, dashed dreams and betrayals by those closest to me. But the silver lining is that interesting also means out of the ordinary — and mine has been anything but ordinary…