Ten year blog anniversary

 I had little thought of where this blog might go when I first started writing it this day ten years ago. It just seemed like a weblog was another essential part of one's social media kit. And, after all, if everybody's doing it, one can't be left out, right?

410 posts later I look back over this seemingly random collection of thoughts and adventures and, if there's one overarching theme, it's that this blog is a testament to the lived experience of being transgender, the fun and the pain, the highs and lows, the realities and the dreams, the acceptance by many and the opposition by some. I hope it's interesting, readable and useful. And I hope it serves a small part in making transgender realities known more widely, helps create greater acceptance that gender variance is a real thing and reduces prejudice and ignorance.

Thank you to subscribers, readers and those who comment. Without your constant reaction and input I wouldn't feel like writing it. I should thank Google for providing this platform, though the quirks in the system are a little like the mild eccentricities of an old aunt. Thank you also for the people and organisations who have given me awards for the blog and linked to it in one way or another. This is all much appreciated.

The most popular posts remain the ones listed in last year's anniversary post so I won't repeat them here. Just click the greyed text to go back to it. Since this time last year I've been labelling posts to try to help bring subjects together (though the search facility one the right is good - just type in a word and it brings up all the posts containing it). And I've added "a dip in the archives" to each post to look back at trans history, my old photos, adventures not previously recorded, or previous blog posts. People seem to find these interesting. Suggestions for improvements or features are always welcome. I'm also blogging more regularly, twice a week now.

The complete unpredictability of the last ten years makes me reluctant to speculate on what I might be writing about in future. But as I have been conscious of being transgender from a very early age and as I know that being trans is the unshakeable, innate and defining part of me, anything I write about here will always be related to that. 

Thanks for reading and for all your support over all these years. Stay safe and beautiful.

 

Sue x