Taste The Rainbow

I’m transgender and didn’t know it. Could you be trans too?

photo from Ireland Pilgrimage: Jenn Reid Photography

i am a trans person that no one ever knew existed. but how could they? even i didn’t know i existed until a few weeks ago.

so what better way to come out to everyone than by making a statement on a public forum like this one!? because rainbows are so bright and stunning that when the causes and conditions come together for their appearance, they can’t help but shine in all their multiprismatic glory!

so here i am, everybody: i am trans. what follows is my journey to self-discovery and why it matters for all of us to embody or support this expression in the world, especially right now.

little *Lobsterbird*. photo courtesy of the author

Back in The Day, Boy and Girl Were The Only Options

i was born to bridge worlds at a time when the building materials for such a task were not yet available. i was a mixed race, queer, “girl” who was supposed to be a “boy” (according to my parents), who was neurodivergent and frolicked in all the liminal spaces before most of these words even existed. i spoke to beings that no one else could see and took refuge in the forest where i…