Between Perfect and Real
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Read between March 20 - March 25, 2023
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How many YouTube videos do you have to watch before you know for sure you’re trans?
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But when I watch videos, when I scroll through trans guy hashtags on Instagram? I feel something.
rhi
this was my journey realizing i wasn't straight
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instead of my full name.
rhi
love that we're introduced to him by the name he wants to go by, regardless of how he currently presents
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like the gentleman I am.
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She is a whole person and I am a ghost in her light.
rhi
this is such a good line
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I am a boy.
rhi
you are a boy dean!!!!
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And now I know for sure. I need this. This suit, this body.
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It was a shortened version of my given name, but it felt way better, like the name I should have had all along.
rhi
he's been taking care of and affirming dean for years without even knowing
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it’s my real name.
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what if I’m not trans enough?”
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“I must admit, I’m out of my depth.”
rhi
i think there's power in admitting this and still doing your best to be a good ally
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Maybe someday the real me can live there too.
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No one can stop me from doing this.
rhi
exactly dean this is you and nobody can take that away
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“Zoe told me,” she says.
rhi
bro......
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Without me even having to think about how to tell her. Without me getting to decide.
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She should have asked me.
rhi
it's not her identity to talk about fr
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I wanted to be the one to do it.
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I shouldn’t even have to do that.”
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“I’m not going to make the same mistake again,”
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The possibilities are endless.
rhi
they always are