Transgentlemen's Club Volume 1: Issue 3 | Page 5

l e t t e rf r o m E d i t o rI nC h i e f DEARMEMBER, WhenIt r ans i t i oned, Il os tmyc i s , l es bi angi r l f r i end.   Youknowt hes t or y; s hewant edt obewi t h awoman, notaman.   Wi t ht hati ni t i albl ow, i twas eas yt owonderwhet heranyonewoul deverl ove meagai n, orevendat eme. Goi ngt ogaybar s , If el t i nvi s i bl e.   Onc eIs t ar t edpas s i ng, ever yonewoul d per c ei vemet obeagayguy . Iwas n' ti nt er es t edi n ( andwass omewhati nt i mi dat edby)t hegaymen whowoul dhi tonme.   AndwheneverIt r i edt ohi t onagi r l , s hewoul das s umeIwasgay, ort ur nmenowbec aus es hepr ef er r edwomen.     Ir emember goi ngouti nAt l ant aaf t erbei ngonTf oraf ewmont hs .   It ol dt hegi r lwhowant edt ot akemehome, j us tt obes ur e, youknowI ' m aguyr i ght ?  Shec ompl et el yc hangedhert une, i ns i s t i ngt hatbec aus e s hewasal es bi an, s hec oul dnotbei nt er es t edi nme.   Fi vemi nut esbef or es hewasheadoverheel s ! Si nc et hen, Ihavedat edmanymor ec i swomen, queerands t r ai ghti dent i f i ed, butIhaveal s odat eda l otoft r ansmenwhoar ever year l yorevenpr et r ans i t i on( i nt hes ens et hatt heydi dnoti dent i f yas t r ansatt hebegi nofourr el at i ons hi p, butc ameoutdur i ngt hec our s eofi t ) .   Ihaveyett odat eat r ans woman, butIl ongt o.   Myexper i enc ewi t ht r answomenonf i l m havebeenphenomenal , andIwoul d l ovet oexpl or et hec onnec t i onbet weentguysandtgi r l si nmypr i vat el i f e, gi vent hec hanc e!  Nonet hel es s , myt r ans i t i onandpar t ner s hi pswi t hot hert r ansguyshasr eal l yal l owedmet oexpl or emy s exual i t yi nanopenway .   It r ul yf eelt hatIam at t r ac t edt owomen, butmyr el at i ons hi pswi t ht r ans menhavet aughtmehowt ol ovemys el f . Fal l i ngi nl ovewi t hanot hert r ansper s ont r ul yi sar adi c alac tofs el fl ove.   Bef or eIt r ans i t i oned, I woul dgl eanmymas c ul i ni t y, andt i edupi nt hat , mys el fwor t h, byhavi ngaver yf emmepr es ent i ng, c i sgi r l f r i end.   Then, whenIs t ar t edt r ans i t i oni ng, Is t i l lwashol di ngont owhatIt houghtwasapi c t ur e per f ec tt ypeofr el at i ons hi p:   s t eal t ht r ansguyandc i sgi r l .   Now, Ir ec ogni zehowt o xi cmyvi ewofmy ownf ut ur ewas .   I t ' snott hatIbel i evei t ' swr ongt ohaveac i sgi r lf r i end, ort obes t eal t hasat r ansguy; i t ' sj us tIt houghti twast heonl yopt i on.   It houghti fat r ansguydat edanot hert r ansper s on, hewas s et t l i ng.   Now, Is eet hi swayoft hi nki ngwasar ef l ec t i onofal lt hei nt er nal i zedt r ans phobi aIwashar bor i ng.   Ir eal l ydi dn' twantt odat emys el f andhowc oul dIexpec tanyoneel s et owantt odat eme?  I s t i l ls t r uggl ewi t hl ovi ngandac c ept i ngmys el fonadai l ybas i s , butmyr el at i ons hi pswi t hot hert r ans guyshavepr ovi dedexc el l entmodel sf orf al l i ngi nl ovewi t hmys el faswel l .   Thankyouf ort aki ngt het i met or eadourt hi r di s s ue, andembar ki ngwi t husont hi sc ol l abor at i veexer c i s ei nr adi c als el fl ove.   Ihopei tmakesyouf eelwar m andt i ngl yal lover ! Love, d o Wo e i d d E