End O Day thoughts and a blanket of thank you's

It's never easy to be the 'new' person. People eyeball you, look you up and down, examine your choice of wardrobe and smile with those squinty eyes. You know, the squint, it's almost painful in its forced sincerity. But being the bold, in-your-face kind of person I am I put myself out there and immediately let loose the floodgates of my whole friggin life story.  Nerves make me chatty, oh and they make me drop the occasional swear word too. ( Oooops) Six women and 1 English man sitting on couches in a gay/lesbian library on a Thursday night. It was nice and they made me feel very welcome. Our children ranged in age and queerness ( now I'm not sure of that word but I thought I heard another woman call it that, as in, the scale of queerness? It doesn't sound right though. I'll get back to that later) I had never heard some of these designations....gender non-conformist, gender queer, gender fluid. To me, it feels like it means that they are just 'undecided', which makes sense considering some of these kids are very young.  We talked about a whole range of things and everyone shared personal stories. This group only meets once a month but I will definitely be going again. Alex had transgender night at ROSMY and we left for the long trip home at around 9pm. 
Lastly, I want to thank everyone for their support. It really does mean the world to me.

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Alex last Fall 2013