Four years ago, when I was a student, I was very liberal with my identity on the web. I was transitioning and talking about being trans, both in trans and non-trans communities, helped life make sense.
Eighteen months ago, I was made redundant. I was extremely lucky to be able to walk straight into another job at the time - I was 25 at the time and I live apart from family with a long-term partner, a full-time student, who is dependent on my income. It could have been a difficult situation, and I was very happy and grateful to be able to start a great new job.
One lunchtime on my first week in the job, I discuss blogging with my superior and a few of my colleagues. I explained that I have two blogs, one is for me to write about topics relating to my profession, the other is a personal blog that I choose to keep "out of the way" - in my own words. The latter is in reference to my Livejournal account.
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Eighteen months ago, I was made redundant. I was extremely lucky to be able to walk straight into another job at the time - I was 25 at the time and I live apart from family with a long-term partner, a full-time student, who is dependent on my income. It could have been a difficult situation, and I was very happy and grateful to be able to start a great new job.
One lunchtime on my first week in the job, I discuss blogging with my superior and a few of my colleagues. I explained that I have two blogs, one is for me to write about topics relating to my profession, the other is a personal blog that I choose to keep "out of the way" - in my own words. The latter is in reference to my Livejournal account.
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