I just had a kid ask their mom if I was a boy or girl, and that’s all I heard. It felt weird hearing “boy” but I definitely don’t feel like a girl either. I’ve been pushed into the female box for so long that it felt nice being called anything other than a girl. That’s why I thought I was a transman. After a while, that didn’t feel right either. But I started coming out to a few people at work — the ones who are also non-binary. I just want to be seen as a person and not pushed into a gender binary.
I’m guessing it’s good that the kid was confused? Because it means they see me as someone in the middle? That’s what I’m going for.
Now I’m going to come out fully at work but I need to wait until Monday when the GM comes back from vacation. This is just something I have to get over with before my coworkers get even more used to my deadname. I just transitioned into full time at this job not too long ago. I get the vibe that literally everyone here would be accepting. If you asked me for someone I didn’t like at my job, I’d be thinking on that for a while. I feel nothing but good energy from the people here, but I feel like I’m running out of time. I have to say something on Monday, but maybe after the day is over, unless it isn’t super busy. I don’t think it’s a good idea to bring it up unless not much is going on.
I’m ready to do this.