'After all these years, why say something now? It's because I hear so much ignorance when it comes to transgender people.' Read more:
Lately we've seen so much in the news about transgender and LGBTQ individuals and their rights. Of course, it's not new to me: I've been dealing with the whole"trans thing" for a long time now. I'm 67, and because I realized at the age of 4 that I identified as a woman, I've been dealing with these issues for about 63 years.
It wasn't the only time that being a woman in a predominantly male profession came with additional layers for me to navigate, both before and after I transitioned to female about 25 years ago. My transition took place over many years. It didn't happen overnight. When I found out that they were calling me"Baywatch" on their CB radios, I knew I had to assert myself. When the time was right, I gave them hell in the language that they were familiar with and cussed them out for not getting their work done. Normally I wouldn't have cursed at a work subordinate. But I knew I needed to get their attention so I spoke in the local vernacular. Those loggers respected toughness so I had to ramp up my behavior.
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