Comments | naturalog: An Odd Sort of Liberation

naturalog

An Odd Sort of Liberation

Jul 16, 2009 22:56

I just un-came out to my professors, i.e., I emailed them asking to go back to being called Ellen. In some ways, this "uncoming out" is a lot more liberating than any other coming out.

The text of my email is below the cut.

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school, identity, health, gender, manchester, thinking

Comments 9

shiningstar55 July 17 2009, 03:44:31 UTC

For some reason I missed the whole name-changing- what did they call you?

naturalog July 17 2009, 03:50:34 UTC

Simon. I didn't talk about it much in the Internet world... there might have been a few lj entries that referred ot it vaguely.

shiningstar55 July 17 2009, 04:06:43 UTC

Well, either one fits you pretty well, I'd say!

yayskittles July 17 2009, 05:52:00 UTC

Ellenellenmushroom. <3

naturalog July 17 2009, 05:59:06 UTC

jamileigh17 July 18 2009, 03:14:45 UTC

regardless of gender id... I met you as Ellen, you'll be Ellen til you expressly tell me to call you otherwise. I don't give a shit what gender ID someone goes by, zhe's still cool when as awesome as you. (course, I'm biased. My gf only doesn't take T because her body's fucked up enough as is because of health issues, so it's all good.)

shiningstar55 August 16 2009, 20:18:16 UTC

Ah yes, it was Jordan Smith. I liked him SOOOOOO much back in the day.

naturalog August 16 2009, 20:20:35 UTC

Huh, really?

Also, he's gay?

shiningstar55 August 16 2009, 21:31:46 UTC

Yup, he goes to IU and has had the same partner for over a year, I think. The guy is super nice, and so is his partner David.