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It’s my daughter’s birthday today and I would be remiss if I didn’t take a moment to say “Happy Birthday” and look back.
Before I came out as transgender to her, I had hoped she was raised right and would have no problem accepting her new “parent.”
I was correct in all my assumptions and I “passed” my first test on coming out to the family and the public.
Once she found out, she proceeded to help me out of my male self and make it into the world as a novice transgender woman.
One of the ventures she quickly planned for me was a trip with her and approximately six other of her woman friends to a local huge drag show. The Rubi Girls in Dayton, Ohio over the years is a drag troupe which has raised over a million dollars for various LGBTQ causes. They put on a tremendous show. But, I had to get there first. Before hand, my daughter warned me about a couple of the others going who may not be so approving of me. So I pretty much tried to stay low key and blend in.
For the most part I think I managed to hide my fears and only speak when spoken to. It was quite the experience. The show was entertaining and fun. Too this day, I don’t know if my daughter received any negative feedback for my presence. Some day I will have to ask her, if she still remembers.
Another day out with my daughter which I have mentioned many times was the occasion when she took me to my first visit to a woman’s upscale hair salon. My hair was rapidly growing and I guess she thought it…
