You’ve probably never heard of “trans bingo,” but it became my game of choice not long after I came out as transgender last spring at age 63. It’s how I cope. dealing with something about the transition that I should have anticipated but never did. I’m starting to feel like transgender people are the gendered version of Bitcoin: We’ve both been in the news a lot over the past few years; Our existence is not easy for people to understand; and people are constantly deleting their browser history so that no one will know that they have searched for information about us.

Nobody Knows I’m A Transsexual Sweatshirt

I look into the future and all I see is myself constantly explaining my existence and feeling seen as different, even when people question me with the best of intentions. I knew the transition wouldn’t be easy, but I never imagined it would be anything like the note near the end of the chorus in A-ha’s “Take On Me.” You’re sure you can do it well, but when you actually try, the end result isn’t what you expected.