A very warm G'day from a shy lil' 'roo

[rainbow-roo.livejournal.com]

Hullo! ^.^ Erm..I'm not sure where to start - but reading through this community's posts.. I think it might be one that I'd enjoy checking up on - on a daily basis..as well as making new friends here.

Firstly - I want to try to explain - that I consider myself a transgender(?) - It's a little hard to explain..but basically..physically.. I'm Male - though emotionally..spiritually..and for all concerns and technicalities..I consider myself very female. At this time in my life - I feel fine with having the physical body of a male - though I must admit I get irate thoughts when people use a gender-specific term to refer to me (sir, etc..) Can't blame people though, and well..since I'm fine with what I am physically. I'm not sure if this might change in the future..I suppose it's possible.

But here's where the trip gets stranger. I'm also a furry - now the fandom I'm a part of in particular has gotten a bad rap from the media - but the media usually tends to focus on the down and dirty stuff.

At any rate- ..I'll try and explain this. Being a furry - or a fur..means..well..relating to animals to a differing degree. On the very 'far out' (?) end I suppose there are folks like me - who feel - for some reason..that they have the spirit of an animal - ..that's really the best way I can describe it where my case is concerned. You'll notice by my online character picture that I depict myself as a kangaroo - and I tend to have the bouncy and happy go lucky attitude to match (Not to mention really well defined leg muscles O.o ...don't ask.. I don't know why.)

At any rate - I'm rather used to roleplaying my character online - and I tend to do so even in my journal entries - so I just thought I'd give a heads up in advance to folks in case anyone sees me referring to myself as a kanga or a 'roo, or anything of the sort. For most - and for me at least - being a 'furry' has little or nothing to do with who you are or what you like to do in terms of sexuality. But along with being that - I also have a very feminine mind set and outlook on life. I've also been told by good friends of mine that I have a very 'matronly' demeanor - in the sense of caring/watching over my friends to a fault - I don't think I could get a higher compliment then that, It's really a nice thing for someone to say - since I daily have to deal with the fact that I look quite like the 'average guy' Erg. Yeah..facial hair..body hair too - those two items often getting on my nerves >.<

Being just over the legal drinking age or thereabouts - I still live with my folks..and they don't really know much of anything about who I 'really' am. I'm not sure when the time will come..but I know it's not yet. You can't rush this sort of thing.

I've never really based who I like - or would get together with....by a criteria such as gender. I guess I'm more of the type to fall in love with the person, not the parts, so to speak. ..Not to say bad of those that base who they will fall for via that - That's fine.. I guess I just tend to be very open minded to a fault, sometimes.

I'm pretty sure that I won't receive flames - or frightened responses from people here, given what sort of community it is - and I'd love to be here and offer help to those that need it, and vice versa - though if who and what I am is just a bit too much for folks..I'll accept it and move on. At any rate..Valentines day was kinda hectic - I have a rather soft personality and demeanor - yet I work as a campus aid for a local high school. Yeah - it's torture most days rather then not..I just don't have the rugged attitude that my co workers do - though I *try* to pretend that I do. At any rate - today was rather gruesome - with an actual teacher saying some rather mean schtuffies at me. It's really worn me out. Luckly the job is only part time - I'm sure if it was full time I'd have gone out of my mind some time ago. Quite glad I don't have college classes today - because I'm in serious need of a nap.

Sorry if I rambled on in my note - I'm just a little nervous..not quite sure how I'll be taken - but hoping and pretty confident that I'm worrying over nothing, heehee. I do have the odd habit of writing long entries - guess it's just the artistic blood in me. I'll revisit and post more - well..depending on how things go from this note onwards and whether or not the community would want a lil' kangaroo in the midst >=)

Please help me create a trans resource

[dkboycaleb.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone,

My name is Caleb and I'm the president of a newly-formed group which does transgender outreach and education on the Indiana University campus.

I'm creating a brochure which will be similar to the "I think I might be gay/lesbian... now what do I do?" brochure which already exists in IU's GLBT office, but will deal specifically with transgender issues.

What I need is some quotes to use in the brochure on a few topics/questions. If some of you could respond to these, either on this post or by emailing me at dkboycaleb@hotmail.com, that would be really helpful. I just want to put some information out there for kids who are questioning their gender, because I know that a few years ago when I needed something to read, anything which reflected how I felt, there wasn't anything available. Thanks. (P.S. sorry the questions are kind of lame, but I'm trying to keep it in the same format as the other brochure).

What does it mean to be trans?
How did you know you were trans?
How and when should you come out to others?
What struggles have you had to face when coming to accept yourself?
How does sexuality relate to gender identity?
What other advice would you give to someone questioning their gender?

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[monumentofdust.livejournal.com]

Hi. I am a new member here. I just joined.
so just wanted to say Hello.

Friends. ^.^

[rainbow-roo.livejournal.com]

Thanks goes out for the warm welcome - I think I'll stick around. *Chrfs and bounces*
Considering what happened to me today at High School where I work - I really needed something to cheer up about - glad to say that this is quite a bastion of light in the usual storm of unhappiness I tend to feel due to not really enjoying my job. I stick with it for various reasons - it tends to be the only job that's flexible and funds me enough to go to conventions to see friends and those dear to me. Wouldn't be able to hit San Fran, Memphis, or Philly all in one year if I didn't endure the hardships on a daily basis. People in here reminded me that there's some very sweet folks out there..and I'm quite appreciative of that. Thanks again.. *Kerbounce*

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[underthewire.livejournal.com]

School sucked today. I got suspended...well in-school suspension to be exact.

This is what happened.

A teacher of mine told me at the beginning of the semester that she'd call me Seth but I'd have to help remind her.

So today when she was bitching at my friends and me, for talking about a "lesbian date" (despite that a handful of straight girls were talking about penis size and how many times they'd had sex and shit right across the room). She kept calling me Lindsay, so I reminded her that my name was Seth.

Well she pulled this little kid attitude crap with me! You know how when you tell a little kid something, like to say please, and then they purposly don't do it just to be mean to you? Well that's what she was doing. It was crazy, she kept calling me Lindsay, over and over again, adding my name into places in sentences instead of using pronouns....and you could tell by her tone of voice that it was purposly to be hateful to me.

So I turned around and said "Until you learn my name screw you."

She sent me to the principal, and for saying "screw you" to a teacher I have 3 days in-school suspension.

THEN they called my parents and told them I was suspended for insisting my teacher call me Seth and then cussing at her when she didn't! That was the worst part. My mother screamed at me for a few hours. My dad screamed at me for a few hours. And I'm grounded for life (really a week or two).

I needed to vent.

Seth