As we progress on finding our true selves while facing life experiences that light becomes a like brighter inside .
After coming across this .... Trans folks are asking: What makes you proud to be trans? - INTO (intomore.com)
It got me thinking on how others are proud to be who they truly are . So the question is ,what makes you proud ?
Alexis
being proud of who I am comes from being with someone who accepts me for who I am
@alexispw What makes me proud...at this point...is that I've gradually been getting more accepting of myself....(in a very "little step by little step" transition)...and that I finally got my breasts four months ago...and they look sensational. My facial work--hopefully--will be coming soon (after my next endocrinologist appt. in about ten days).
@alexispw For me, I am proud that I had the determination and the commitment to be the real me. To stop hiding behind a mask, that for me was very easy and comfortable.
I'm proud I have stopped lying about myself and to others.
I'm also very grateful that I live in a time that allows it, as Alexis rightly says 30yrs ago it certainly wasn't...even to find out how too was a quest. No internet, social media or 'inclusivity' no TGH.
In many ways, others...and especially here, have made it much easier for me. So now, on reflection, and after writing this I have to say...I am proud to be part of a trans community with people who both understand me and support me.
I'm proud to be an Ambassador at TGH.
I am proud that so far I have been able to standup to the challenges of being transgender and that I am visible in the community and in my political, charitable and civic organizations.
I am proud to be able to go out every day as my true self and relate to and hopefully impact others in a positive uplifting way especially in my transgenderd community
It makes me who and what I am. It defies me. I am proud of what I am. But at the end of the day we always evolve and become better versions of ourselves. For example from a kid to a adult and from 1 fabulous woman to a more fabulous version of our self.
I am not sure proud is the right word for me. I am an upper 60s yr old person who for 63 yrs has had an incessant desire to be female. Like many I have done a plethora of things to suppress that part of me.
Recently (Dec. 2023) I finally stopped the intense determination to "beat this thing" and instead embraced the reality. I am trans.
Others in my life have known that I struggle with gender incongruity. But I have always done my best to make it clear to them that I am not trans. Well I have stopped hiding behind that delusion. So at peace with this truth about myself that I have told others plainly, I am trans.
Being trans doesn't automatically make me or anyone for that matter a woman. It simply means I am transgender. It does explain the inner conflict, often times turmoil, of not being female that I have known all these years. However my inner sense of personal identity developed after years of trying to figure this out does lead me to the conclusion that indeed I am a woman at my core.
Like many in my age demographic I have a multitude if male responsibilities to many.. So though now I am at home with (i.e.proud of?) owning the truth that I am trans, how to enjoy my trans womanhood without excessive "collateral damage" to those I deeply love is my new challenge.
Kindly,
Charlene
@charlenev Yes, that is a challenge that many here have faced. The important thing is that it is something that everyone must figure out for themselves because there is no cookie cutter process. While there may be similarities in our situations, there will always be differences that work against those similarities. Professional help is often useful as they can help evaluate things from an objective viewpoint.
@charlenev your post resonates for me in a related area. I am a friend so i don't really know the specific pain you describe but i did grow up trying to fix myself all the time. My father was constantly telling me how hideous i was, how i would need all kinds of surgery to be decent looking, and a long list of all the things that were wrong with me. In my parents' eyes the narrative of me was one big demolition project. I was born a wreck that needed remodeling. I recently got to a place where i could tell the lies apart from the true challenges that any person has about themselves. Now my heart is so much more at peace. I'm no longer a broken thing that can never be right because the idea that i was broken in the first place was a lie! That's what i read in your post. I'm so glad for you! May the re-wilding of your heart and true self be astonishing and lovely.
@charlenev You articulated so beautifully how many of us feel. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks ladies and gents for your thoughts . It is wonderful reading the different replies .
Am I proud , I'm just me plain and simple , the good the bad and the ugly , it's a package deal no refunds with a limited warranty . I'm proud of who am I as a human being . Caring, kind , compassionate , etc etc . Anyone can do this Gender doesn't apply to this action. No matter where I go or where life takes me I will always just be me
Alexis 
Im proud because I am a much fu*king better woman than "he" was a man. My list of the ways I have changed is almost endless. (possibly not the swearing) LOL
@mistressb FUN about the "swearing." I imagine that you're kidding about this...but on the more general subject of the use of profanity: I think that a little is absolutely normal for an adult (particularly in certain situations), but I DO find excessive use of it to be offensive (and generally reflective--if I may say so--of "low-life"/ghetto culture). And, this is one reason that I object to (MOST) "Hip-Hop" behavior...as it is VERY often laced with profanity (like "mutha%^$&" junk) and words of violence and misogynous sentiment (and having about the same value as graffiti and old cigs and bottles discarded on the side of the road). Which is not to say that I don't appreciate the occasional "rap" which is particularly creative or humorous...or full of uplifting content (like anti-war material). And, some of the best comic material (like that of George Carlin) may have a little "blue" material. 
@judith it has been said that the more a person swears is a sign
of intelligence. I'm not so sure about that however if used appropriately it can certainly command greater attention.
@mistressb Seems HIGHLY doubtful!!...about intelligence, I mean. Say, since we're talking about stuff that is a bit "dark"...have any of you used the Reddit site...and soon come to realize that some of the monitors are REAL A-holes...and are ready to ban someone "at the drop of a hat?!!"
@judith OMG have I a tale to tell in this regard.
So im on the transgender reddit group and some "woman" starts to post d*ck pics. I make the mistake in calling her out and I get temp banned for being discriminatory. I reply to the moderator stating "have you looked at "her" posts? They said, they hadn't and after they did they stated they would ban "her" and reinstate me. Well they didn't and when I posted about a fortnight later was told I was banned permanently because I didn't listen to their original warning. Mind you I had posted to the group over 200 times over a 5 year period with no issues.
@mistressb THANK YOU!!!!!!! I've never been rude or crude (or "inappropriate")... and at hardly ANY "irritating" or "insensitive" behavior (possibly construed), found I was "temp banned." And, soon, I was "rewarded" with a PERMANENT ban. The "most" I ever did was something like advising a poster that she was attractive (no, nothing sexual or "weird"). They seemed to think I was a creep...or something... which was EXCEPTIONALLY far from the truth.
"What's more, I'd posted a considerable amount of things like health-related content...and "positive criticism" and "emotional support" for many folks, which I thought honorable and admirable (and helpful)....and CLEARLY not worthy of banishment. I mean--honestly-- WTF?!!! 
I might add that SOME of the sub-pages are IMMENSELY "bold," let us say...which suggests to me that my banning is EVEN MORE inappropriate (and unfair)!!
I've found that I REALLY miss this website....and consider it a TOTAL shame that some of the monitors are such (juvenile) sh*ts!!!
If you gals know of any SIMILAR websites, I'd be appreciative. Quora seems to be somewhat similar.
@mayamajaistressb
I have heard that, but I’ve always thought of it as lack of vocabulary…
Many comedians worked blue. It was more a function of the audience. What they did in concert or on albums could be very different to what they did on TV.
Horses for courses…
Hi Ladies,
I am proud that I can say that how I always felt from a very young age, was actually true! I wasn't "wrong" or weird, I always knew I was supposed to be a girl because, I am, I'm an intersex female, a woman!
@reallylauren I "hear you" about not being "weird" or "wrong." As a matter of fact...this is kinda why I don't like the term "queer." Maybe I'm Old School in some ways, but that term--for me--suggests "strange," abnormal, weird, bizarre....and none of these (as, basically a NB person (but gradually transitioning to the femme gender))...really apply to me.
