At first, I wasn’t sure that I was going to have much to say regarding being transgender in relation to this strip, but I realized after making it that it has a ton to do with my transition.
We all have issues in our lives that need addressing. Like anyone else, I’ve had more than one thing to deal with over the course of my life (and still do and always will!). Also like anyone else, I can only tackle so many things at once and I have to make decisions on what to prioritize.
There have been other things I’ve dealt with in the past that I chose to address before my gender issues, and at some point I would like to publicly address them as I work on my comfort with being openly vulnerable.
To the degree I want to talk about my social anxiety today, I want to say that having a public avenue of expression in my twenties and early thirties with Corpse Run was immense for me to learn to be comfortable with not being comfortable.
It’s weird. I’ve always been a ham, but I’d only be a ham if I felt I was in a safe space to do so; it felt like I needed permission to be silly. I’d lack the safe feeling so often that in the moments I did feel comfortable being the silly person I am, I’d go overboard.
Corpse Run allowed me a safe space to be silly. It allowed me to talk to total strangers and get to know folks beyond my immediate orbit. It took a decade, but it helped me become infinitely more comfortable in social situations and going to a party full of strangers doesn’t feel like a terrifying prospect anymore, it sounds fun!
Corpse Run was a major player in the series of events that helped me become the person who was ready to transition.
I may have started hormone replacement therapy just last year, but really, I’ve been transitioning for decades.
And it’s wildly incredibly cool and humbling to see that there are so many of you who remember me from my Corpse Run days. You’ve all played a part in helping me learn to love and respect myself, and ultimately guiding me to become someone who was ready to take the next step in her self care.
Thank you, truly.
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