A response to a new friend.. too long for a status.. BE PROUD LADIES!

Comment by Julia Giannopoulos on October 26, 2012 at 9:28am

Ashleigh,

I know what that feeling is like to apply for a position and be hired for it as your true self.

There is no other feeling quite like it. 

I've had three jobs where I have done so thus far since transitioning in 2006.

It all boils down to self love, self respect and a refusal to give in Ashleigh.

The first time I saw my name plate on the outside of my cube I had to excuse myself and go into the bathroom and cry.

To others;  Never allow the world to control and manipulate you. Your stronger than you believe you are.

Very few heed the call of transition but for those that do, it is a chance at life like you have never known it to be.

Never be satisfied with where you are concerning being you.

There is more to do than you have hours in the day at the beginning. Don't give up.

Like Ashleigh said, Enjoy the time you have on this earth, break the shell, be proud.

Comment by Dal Maxwell on October 26, 2012 at 10:01am

Thhat's the spirit, Ashleigh!  This is truly a go-forward kind of thing, and at some point I think we finally cross a line where we don't dwell on our gender identity and just go forth to 'be'.  That's a great day (when you realize you passed that threshhold).

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