Revelations

I guess I should probably follow up my previous blog so you don't think I've disappeared into the oblivion without any news on how it went! 


I can literally tell you, I posted the blog onto my Facebook wall, and my stomach dropped. I thought:


What have I done?
Do people really need to know this about me?
Do I just take it off and pretend it wasn't real?


I was absolutely petrified at the thought of someone reading it and thinking "What an absolute freak, what are they talking about?", before posting it I had none of my friends' views on transgender issues, only two people in the entire world knew before I posted. 


Well, so what had I done?
I'd come out in theory right? I've been here before, it's not a fun place, but the world has never been a fun place for anyone really. I thought what I'd thought when I came out 6 years ago, I am who I am, and nobody can make me feel bad for it or change that. Of course I cared about everyones thoughts on what I wrote, but if they thought negatively of me for it, it wouldn't change the way I felt, nothing could. 


Did I need to tell people, or was it private?
A lot of people probably are thinking, why is this going to change what we think of you as a person, and does the entire world really need to know about it? I don't like keeping things from people, and that I ever managed to keep this recurring thought in my head for so long, is a miracle. I think because I'd believed it was all madness and suppressed it for so long, I'd denied myself it in fear of coming out to people once again. So, I do believe I had to share it, I'm not ashamed of myself, I don't think that anyone who knows me will think any differently of me regardless, but I wouldn't feel as though I'd been true to myself if I hadn't told them. It's just the same as trying to hide homosexuality from your friends or family, it just becomes unbearable. 


Everyone who read my blog has spoken positively, it's even inspired some people to write about themselves, which really makes me feel honoured. I don't feel particularly brave, like some have said, I just feel as though I had to share something with the world that years ago I would've passed off as a fleeting phase. 


Once again, thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed it.


Buddy x