Personal Narrative-So I M Gay

I was born trans, and I will die trans. There is nothing parent’s, my priest, or myself could have done or will do to change that. I came out as transgender the summer before I started high school, and let me tell you this, it was quite a shock to my parents. Let me tell you this, there is no amount of hints you can drop that will make two gold star Catholic parents ponder, “Hmm, I think my daughter, just might be a boy,” even if you go the extra mile to the most tomboy person imaginable, cut all your hair off, only wear boy clothes, and develops an obsession with studying trans people while reporting back to them. Not even for second will it cross their minds. I knew my entire life I was a boy, but I didn’t know I trans until I fourteen. I blame this on poor exposure and lack of education.

Summary of Main Points Growing up Trans is about this generation of children/teens who have gender dysphoria. That is they do not identify with the gender of their biological sex. (Knox p. 51) “Just a generation ago, it was adults, not children, who changed genders, usually late in life and often in shadows. But today as transgender adults gain wider acceptance, many children are transitioning...”(2:59-3:28)

This helped her parents to start to grasp her sexual orientation, but gender was another aspect. Her parents still felt that there was something missing from the story. After being introduced to the term “transgender”, Hunter told her parents she wanted to make the change. It took her telling them three times for the message to get through to Katy and Mac. It wasn’t that they didn’t accept her-

So, like any other teenage girl, I told my mom. She was worried, so the next day she took me to the doctor. I sat there

I got away with it for awhile but the guilt overran me and I told my mom a day later. She wasn’t mad or disappointed but glad I finally told the truth and sometimes it’s better to tell the truth.

I came out as gay to a close few, making sure those I told were trustworthy and accepting. By living in such a small town, word travels fast, and many are quick to talk, therefore it was important for me to be cautious with whom I told, until I knew I was completely

My best friend had committed suicide on August 5th. She was 14 and i was 11. I was devastated beyond belief. I've never told my family, and i never will.

“I don’t think we should be to mad about this.” I said. After that everyone looked at me like I was making a bad joke. Then, finally my dad said, “We have all the reason to be as mad as we want about this Dylan.” “Sorry,” I said, “I was just trying to calm all of us down with that statement.”

I was one of those people that wanted everyone to know I was sad and have sympathy for me. People at my school started to report my state to the office who would then contact my parents. The people in the office had no idea what it was like going through someone you're very close with not wanting to live anymore. Seventh grade I switched schools. This is about the time I started self-harming my body.

I looked like a character from that old show the walking dead. In other words i looked like crap. I distanced myself from everyone and they quickly followed suit. Everyone knew what had happened and felt sorry for me. I just wanted to be left alone to fully mourn the loss of my parents.

For starters, the label of being gay, changes how he acts. In an understatement “Dear Lord, please make Patty Marks dump me, I do care if she hates me forever. But please help. Amen” (53). Clearly, Crabb never wanted a girlfriend.

All of his sport team would have to change and his animals would be no more.

No matter what emotion I might be feeling one day, I can always count on flipping to a chapter in this autobiography to relate to. There is such a wide variety of emotions produced in this book, so it really has something for everyone. Plus, this book doesn’t have to be read in order. You can flip to the table of contents, and start any chapter you’d like without feeling as if you are missing information. This element is what really sets apart Seriously...I’m Kidding apart from any other book I have read. For instance, if I am having a bad day, and I just want something funny to put a smile on my face, I could just turn to page 92, and read about Ellen’s bucket list. Tell me that wouldn’t make you laugh! However, if I’m feeling in more of a

The power that one had worked hard to acquire would fall from their grasp, and they would be portrayed as a liar and a disgrace to society after the discovery of their dishonesty to the people they

Yet he turned them down to give me and my family the life that we so desperately love. I’m able to live a lifestyle that is considered stable to the average person in the United States. I’m lucky enough to have many different experiences because of what my parents have sacrificed for me. Since I am a girl, everything is already set against me. I have to fight the social norms that have been set for thousands of years.