This was written to the moderator staff 5/17/2013.
My name used to be Bill_Marsden. That has changed.
Several members know this already, including Geo, Bertus, Sgt. Wookie, 1chance, etc, but my biography on my blog is incomplete. It was accurate, but anyone who has been paying attention long term knew I was a very disturbed person about a year ago. The term is clinical depression, with suicidal tendencies.
I have addressed the root cause.
You see, I am a transgendered person. About 31% of us commit suicide, except for the love of family (whom I care more for than myself) I would have been one of them. But I am taking the harder road, and transitioning from male to female. Without boring anyone it has roots in physical brain differences, it really is not a choice. For me the choice was whether I ended myself or address the issues.
This was me 6 years ago...
The young man sitting next to me is one of the big reasons I'm still here. I weighed 270 pounds.
This was me 6 months ago...
I weighed around 180 pounds, I figured out it goes better if you aren't carrying around all that weight, healthier too.
And this is me now...
I still need to loose a bit of weight, and those clothes are not flattering. I am now under 165, and dropping. My name is Wendy Jean Marsden.
A common theme among TG folks is we really don't care if we live or we die, I was passively trying to kill myself though neglect. However, mentally and physically I am much better, and am taking care of issues. The diabetes symptoms and hypertension have completely cleared away, I am probably healthier than I was at 20.
I am a passive activist, I will talk to anyone about it, but will stay out of people faces unless they choose to put me in a position I have to defend myself. I figure the way to address discrimination is to let people know someone who is transgendered. Most of us, if it is possible, go stealth and disappear into the population as soon as they can. I will have to do this to a degree, but where possible I would rather be honest.
My name used to be Bill_Marsden. That has changed.
Several members know this already, including Geo, Bertus, Sgt. Wookie, 1chance, etc, but my biography on my blog is incomplete. It was accurate, but anyone who has been paying attention long term knew I was a very disturbed person about a year ago. The term is clinical depression, with suicidal tendencies.
I have addressed the root cause.
You see, I am a transgendered person. About 31% of us commit suicide, except for the love of family (whom I care more for than myself) I would have been one of them. But I am taking the harder road, and transitioning from male to female. Without boring anyone it has roots in physical brain differences, it really is not a choice. For me the choice was whether I ended myself or address the issues.
This was me 6 years ago...
The young man sitting next to me is one of the big reasons I'm still here. I weighed 270 pounds.
This was me 6 months ago...
I weighed around 180 pounds, I figured out it goes better if you aren't carrying around all that weight, healthier too.
And this is me now...
I still need to loose a bit of weight, and those clothes are not flattering. I am now under 165, and dropping. My name is Wendy Jean Marsden.
A common theme among TG folks is we really don't care if we live or we die, I was passively trying to kill myself though neglect. However, mentally and physically I am much better, and am taking care of issues. The diabetes symptoms and hypertension have completely cleared away, I am probably healthier than I was at 20.
I am a passive activist, I will talk to anyone about it, but will stay out of people faces unless they choose to put me in a position I have to defend myself. I figure the way to address discrimination is to let people know someone who is transgendered. Most of us, if it is possible, go stealth and disappear into the population as soon as they can. I will have to do this to a degree, but where possible I would rather be honest.
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