“That Sh*t Gnaws at You in a Weird Sort of Way”

Feb 7, 2018 • Growing up, our families and community and society had all these expectations that we would grow up and have traditional lives and have our own traditional families, with straight spouses, children, grandchildren, etc. As we get a little older and see our straight friends meeting all these expectations, some of us struggle to fight the feeling of being a disappointment and broken or not measuring up in some way. I recently heard a transgender guy say, “that sh*t gnaws at you in a weird way.” It’s a huge fear for people struggling to come out and a lingering struggle for some who are out. What’s your advice on how to combat these feelings and to know that we’re good enough and hopefully great, but maybe just not in a traditional way?