My name is Aislin and, among many other things, I am transgender. Throughout my gender transition, it was the stories and experiences of those ho came before that gave me guidance and inspiration. So I always thought it would only be right to pay that forward. I've had some eye-opening, inspiring, comical and downright scary experiences in my so-called gender dysphoric life. It is purely coincidence that I'm starting this blog at time when the transgender experience is in the national conscience. This blog is something I've had in the back of my mind for quite some time.
It is perhaps less of a coincidence that at this time, for the first time in my life, I have fully realized and embraced all of the facets of my existence. I'm not "simply" a transgender woman. I am also asexual, and very likely (to at least a mild degree) on the autistic spectrum. As one could imagine, this cocktail of oddities have made me feel like something of an alien in this world. It has taken me these forty-two years to really get my head around a lot of it. But I've finally come - through many trials and even more errors - to a place where I can say that I love and accept who I am as a person.
Which is not to say that I'm no longer a work in progress. I don't see that ever not being the case. That's the other purpose for this blog - an outlet for my thoughts as I continue to try to make sense of it all. Perhaps it is conceit to believe that anyone will be reading this. But in case you are, I thank you for joining me on this road.
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