The Beautiful People

We won’t change the world with our silence.

Kira Wertz
Sep 5, 2018 · 7 min read

When I first realized that I needed to transition, I knew that I needed to find my community. While I’d supported the LGBTQ+ community through my writings prior to transition, I can honestly say I didn’t have a single one of those people within my social sphere. I’m not sure exactly why that is, but if you’re in a closet, you usually don’t try to bring that kind of attention to yourself. So I suppose there was a good deal of shame surrounding my own identity that kept me in the shadows and far away from my people.

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Kira Wertz

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Married, cat/dog momma, Transgender Truck Driver, public speaker, activist, LGBTQ advocate, and primary author at The Transition Transmission.

The Transition Transmission

The place to embrace the Triumphs and Tribulations of those who Transitioned and risked everything to live authentically.

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