Literature
Coming out
Dear Uncle B, Aunt S, and Uncle L,
I want to say this because I'm feeling brave tonight, although I might decide against it before I send it. We'll see. I am afraid of saying this out loud, I'm afraid of what you will think of me, and I'm afraid of admitting this even to myself. But I've been trying to find words for this my entire life, and now I think maybe it is time for me to try to be honest.
I see myself as a man. My body is female but my mind and personality tell me I am a man. And since my mind and personality are what make me ME, I think I am a man.
I don't mean that I fit a personality stereotype of male-ness. I really don'