[sdiy] Time to de-lurk.

[Tim Parkhurst]

Hey Paula,

First off, good on ya! I'm glad you're doing something that makes you feel
more comfortable in your day to day life. Second off, thanks for trusting
this group and sharing with us. We're kind of a big, goofy, knuckleheaded
family, and it's nice to be able to count on each other despite the fact
that you'll never get us all to agree which philter is the phattest or
which 303 clone is the acidiest. And finally, I'm glad that human society
has, for the most part evolved to the point where a person can do something
like this that will make them happier without being shunned, shamed, or
scandalized.

Thanks again, and have a good one.


Tim (phatter every day) Servo
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein




On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 11:45 AM, <paula at synth.net> wrote:

> Dear list,
>
> I am posting this because I know that it wouldn’t be possible to speak to
> you all individually. I wanted you to hear this “Direct from the unicorns
> mouth” so to speak, rather than you hearing anything via rumours or second
> hand, though some of you will have heard about this by now.
>
> I have been seeing a specialist doctor for a while, who agrees with me
> that for a long time I have done, and do, identify as a woman. I have also
> been undergoing hormone treatment to help my body better align with my mind.
>
> Most of you will have heard of people in my situation being described as
> transgender, or just trans. I have reached the point where I cannot
> continue in my old gender role.
>
> As of the 27th of January I am living as a woman. This means that my
> appearance and the way I dress has changed, also, I am no longer known as
> Paul, but as Paula (hence my change of name on Facebook). Pronouns are
> tricky, but I am sure I can count on you all to refer to me as ‘she’ though
> I understand we’re all human and mistakes will happen from time to time.
>
> I am remaining married to my wonderful wife Jessie whom I love very much
> and is supportive of my decision. I also have the support of my family
> (mum, dad and brother) all of whom I also love very much.
> I appreciate that for many of you this will come as a surprise and for
> others probably less so.
>
> Please feel free to ask me about anything that you don’t understand, or
> would like to know. I don’t mind answering genuine questions, and if you
> have uncertainties, I would much rather you spoke to me directly about
> them. I would ask you to ask yourself would you be happy answering the
> question before asking it of me.
>
> Many thanks
> Paula Maddox (formally Paul Maddox)
>
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