My 10 reunion is coming up. I chatted with a high school friend that is on the planning committee...and in charge of locating me. She said that the other girls in the committee made the comment that they didn't think anyone in our class was gay. My class was 250 people. Recent research suggest that 1 in 20 people are gay. Lets do the math. That would mean there would be a good possibility of 12 gay people. Come on!
But that shows a bit of the mentality of these woman. Diversity isn't something they can even begin to understand.
I joked that I would show up at the reunion and they'd be like 'who's the gay guy?'
I am really torn because I don't want to hide from them. I would like to go and show them that you can be trans/gay/different and live a productive/happy life. But will a few hours of exposure to me... really establish that? I have tough skin so I am not afraid of being hurt. I think, mostly, I don't want to be trapped in my old identity...that pentecostal girl I once was. I am not ashamed of her. I am just not her anymore. As I told my friends.. she has sort of died. She doesn't exist anymore. And I respect her too much to try to pretend to be her.
I am pretty conflicted about the whole thing.
Suggestions? Comments? Are you out there?
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