Saturday, 27 June 2015

Picture on the wall


The thing about being trans at the moment is that people are interested. I made the decision to not only be open but to actively seek out engagement whenever there is interest in Trans. One of the early outcomes of this process was being one of the subjects of a photography student called Vanessa Lees (below). Her Blog is here.

Vanessa Lees

me at the exhibition
Rich

Me with my voice therapist - taken by VL






London Pride Parade


Thursday, 4 June 2015

Canada: Day 4

Farm market day

Weather was still crap so I enjoyed looking around this place - not really like anything I've seen in the UK. 


present buying


Jeff
Then I discovered this app - so i can fish for compliments without involving other people 






I was gradually getting younger as the evening went on...


Canada: Day 3

trip to the shopping centre

nose piercing

new jacket

Tam outside her home

Tam's home

shopping for vege

Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Canada: Day 2

Arrived in Canada during the day when it should have been night, according to my body. Was detained for an hour, maybe two. Was extremely frightening and I couldn;t contact anyone. was worried about my luggage and worried my aspieness might get me into trouble. Not sure what the problem was, but everyone else being detained was an immigrant trying to enter Canada to work and live (couldn't help ear-wigging) and I was the last to be seen, and the only holiday-maker it seems. Also the only trans person and of course, I couldn't help thinking about the shit that trans women in particular go through when travelling, in the end I happen to have Tam's phone number on my phone and they called her. Luckily she answered and she was able to confirm my identity. 

Seeing Tam for the first time was amazing. As was travelling so far as a woman for first time ever. 

We hugged. We grabbed my luggage and Tam took me to her car, drove me home. It was pissing down with rain. I fell asleep quickly in the evening due to jet lag.






Banff

Bow River, by the Bow falls







Tam







under Pigeon Mountain :-p


Monday, 1 June 2015

Waking up in Canada


I got to stay in Tam's beautiful new bedroom that she has just decorated. This is me right after waking with bad jet lag. I struggled to stay awake most of this week. 

In time I came to realsie that it wasn't just jet lag but also the effects of citlaopram and probably hormone treatment too.