The Silent Advocate
Jul 23, 2017 · 6 min read
Very early in my transition all I wanted to do was switch as quickly as possible and fade into the background. I think this a fairly common thing among Trans people. There was a notion in my mind that I would become passable and forever fly under the radar for the rest of my life without ever needing to explain myself. Looking back I feel shameful and overwhelmingly naive about that.
To think that I could ever “pass” shows how ignorant I was about the process. However, I think this delusion was fueled by the idea that one can have a completely normal existence, and that being normal meant still…


