GENEVIEVE'S GEMS

PROPHECY CAN OPEN UP DEEP SEATED YEARNINGS AND THE DESIRE TO DISCOVER WHERE WE FIT IN THE UNIVERSE.

Exploring Native American heritage

Currently, I am reading a book named 'Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions:Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual, and Transgender Participation in African-Inspired Traditions in the Americas'. I am African-American and have Native-American ancestry (Choctaw). I rememvber when my parents revealed to me as a boy that I have Native-American blood., I was very proud.

From time to time over the years, I would read about Choctaw Indians in the Americas. They are principally in the southeast section of the US. Since I am exploring my transgender identity more, I want to know if any of my relatives were transgender. I thimk that this may be a fulfilling of some Indian prphecy. I have always loved nature and the natural sounds of nature.

I have felt for many years that I was different. Coming out as transgender has completed and liberated me as a person. I seek a deeper meaning as to what this means and what my purpose is in this prophecy. I will contiinue to read this book and glean some things that may help in my discovery.

GENEVIEVE'S GEMS

Parents: Loving and affirming your transgender and gender variant child goes a long way toward enhancing their self-esteem.

Make Yourself Seen and Heard

With pride events happening this month (and summer) all over the world, I hope that we attend and support them. Transgenders have made some progress this year and more needs to be done. I am meeting more transgender people in my circle. One of the volunteers who is with the same organization I'm with is a transsexual of many years. Yesterday, I saw a transgender woman near city hall. We're everywhere and the world is getting smaller.

I will be marching in the pride parade here in New York City. I will represent the American Veterans for Equal Rights. I'm excited about it. I hope that more transgender people will partake in the march because not showing ourselves at these events is often leveled at us, and rightfully so. I'm dress quite a lot these days. I'm wearing a suit now because I'm job hunting but soon as I get home, off goes the suit and tie. On goes the skirt and cami.

I am considering a lot of options for the future. Starting an online business and a non profit organization are just a couple of them. I'll be busy as ever.

GENEVIEVE'S GEMS

IN DECLARING MYSELF AS A TRANSGENDER WOMAN, I AM FREE TO LIVE LIFE AS I AM. I AM ABLE TO SHARE MY JOY WITH OTHERS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE WHO THEY ARE.

GENEVIEVE'S GEMS

A word of encouragement goes a long way to saying to a person "You are valued and loved".

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Transgender woman

Today, I made a personal declaration that I am a transgender woman. I recognized that the transgender label fit me three years ago. I have mentioned it in past but today I wish to make a public statement of what I actually feel inside. It is another threshhold I have come and have passed.