tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-19:97937 Trans Community Trans Community 2009-09-17T11:51:00Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-19:97937:1696273 parmonster 2009-09-17T11:51:00Z 2009-09-17T11:51:00Z public 0 Posted by: <span lj:user='parmonster.livejournal.com' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://www.dreamwidth.org/profile?userid=125254&amp;t=I'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png' alt='[identity profile] ' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://parmonster.livejournal.com/' rel='nofollow'><b>parmonster.livejournal.com</b></a></span><br /><br />When I transitioned 13 years ago, I worked for a medium-sized company (300 people or so) near my hometown. I'd been there about 7 months pre-transition, and stayed about 6 months post-transition. So, to put it simply, they saw me at my most awkward. Being the entirety of the IT staff, I was also extremely visible, even before transition.<br /><br />Anyway, I got a note via my mom a couple days ago (she'd worked for this company too), saying that the owner had pinged her about having a "reunion party" this weekend (the company has since been bought out by a larger organization). A part of me would really like to go. I had friends there, and despite some reservations about exactly how my boss met the challenge of my transition, I really always did consider her a good friend.<br /><br />At the same time... Ugh... an entire gathering of people who knew <i>him</i>...<br /><br />Would you go?<br /><br /><b>ETA</b>: Not gunna go...<br /><br />Not because I'm worried about the headspace or dealing with awkwardness, but because I remembered that I've got too much to do in the next several days and can't afford to blow Saturday on a fieldtrip down memory lane.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=trans&ditemid=1696273" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments