An old coworker (who did know I started going by Jey) found me in my new city at my new job at random.

My new coworkers did not know my old name which was real nice, but being outted like that hurt. I felt like there wasn’t anything I could even do about it because it was over before I knew it.

My new coworkers never brought it up, but it still felt crummy.

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Having a talk with my doctor about the next steps I’m comfortable with in my transition.

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Do what makes you happy, even if everyone else is going down another path.

If it’s not for you, don’t force it.

Don’t compare yourself to others.

You don’t have to go on hormones to be trans. You don’t have to have surgery to be trans. You don’t have to do what other people do to be trans. You know who you are despite everything that’s thrown at you!

I’m trans and no one can stop me.

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On October 12th I got my name changed for realz!

I picked Jey as a name in January of 2017, but was going by Je or J for a few years before that. I’ve come so far, I can’t believe this finally happened!

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We went to Medieval Times.

I know the wait staff is trained to talk like this, but that doesn’t mean I can’t be annoyed by it.

I think in the back of my mind I was really hoping they would say “sir” or “m’lord” but no such luck.

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I went to a trans/nonbinary meet-up very unprepared and unsure if I really fit in or not.

That being said I’m slowly figuring out who I am and what I want.

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Welcome back to Gender Slices!

Here’s a book recommendation for you: Gender Failure by Rae Spoon and Ivan E. Coyote

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Was at the mall with Michelle and this person was just so… deliberate and loud with their use of “ladies”.

Why does it have to be this way? It always feels like people go out of their way to gender me.

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Been thinking about my appearance and what I want from it lately. Basically hormones vs not taking hormones.

I have not taken hormones, nor do I think I will, but this still comes to mind a lot.

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This is a big one, one I’ve been sitting on for a while. I’ve been getting comments from a variety of people who think that I need to be binary; that nonbinary people shouldn’t be nonbinary. And then those same people will also enjoy/relate to different pages of my comics. You can’t! Screw death of the author, because if you can’t respect the author you shouldn’t read their work. This is my life. It’s not for you to pick and choose from.

That being said, thank you to everyone who leaves comments about how my comic has helped them, that they relate to them, that it makes them feel valid. I read every single one and I love and appreciate every single one of you. You are valid and amazing!
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From December 4th to the 31st we’ll be on break from comics, but never fear! We have guest comics lined up for you! Guest comics will be posted at 2pm every Tuesday in December.

I drew this the day this happened, which was I while back now. But I was so happy when I saw that in my bank account!

I was checking my bank account every morning…