Retorts: The Pride After the Fall
Over a month after reclaiming my womanhood, more about what I’m doing to affirm it.
name change
Here is the history of changing my name, for a second but final time. My first name change—which I never liked—was originally due to family not wanting me to simply masculinize my name. I tried in 2018 an attempt to correct it, but I lacked the funds to follow through. Having fixed that finally allows me to show people I underwent merely a sex change, that I am still the person, just as a member of the opposite sex.
I F̷e̷e̷l̷ ̷L̷i̷k̷e̷ AM a Woman
An update on reclaiming on my womanhood.
“Hetero”-phobia and “Cis”-phobia
The fears of minorities against the cultural majority are justified.
A Passport Corrected
My passport wasn’t “updated”; it was corrected to reflect my real name.
Reflections
It’s been a year since I’ve fixed my first name change, to live with the name I’ve always wanted to be known as.
Diploma Reissued
It took half my lifetime to get a college diploma reflecting the name that should have always been mine.
Unisex Names
“Charles” was at one time a unisex name.
Not My Name
About a letter sent to me under my deadname.
The Game of the Name
Eight months after my name change became legal, still seeing it bengs euphoria.
