Crossing the Ocean: Part of the Transgender Experience

We must leave behind those who choose not to join us

Emma Holiday
Prism & Pen
Published in
4 min readMar 13

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Emigrants leaving Ireland by Mary Frances Cusack Illustrated by Henry Doyle 1868

Most of our ancestors got on ships to come to America to create a new life. They left behind family and friends who could not or would not join them on the journey. Many tears and expressions of anger were shared on those docks as each person courageously stepped on the gangplank to…

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Emma Holiday
Prism & Pen

After decades of denial I finally answered the question “What’s wrong with me?” The answer is “Nothing”. I am transgender and I am OK.