Description: A five panel comic. In the first picture the main character leaves and a co-worker says “See ya, dude”. In the second panel, the protagonist is in a supermarket and the cashier says “Hey man.” In the third panel, the protagonist is on a train and someone on the phone says “Hello, sir.” In the fourth panel, the protagonist enters an apartment and says “I’ home.” and is welcomed by a woman who rushes towards her and says “THERE she is!” The two of them hug in the fifth panel, while the woman says “How’s my beautiful girlfriend doing??”

Art by Homunculus101

  • compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    69·
    2 days ago

    So real. My wife is amazing and so supportive, I’m lucky to have her ❤️

    I’m not out to everyone yet, and I feel bad she has to keep switching back to misgendering and deadnaming me whenever we go home to see family, I know it’s not easy

    • homologous@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      1·
      10 hours ago

      As someone on the other side of the same situation, I would say… well, I’d say don’t feel guilty, but I can’t really control how you feel. For me, at least, switching between gendering and mis-gendering my partner is no big deal (in terms of difficulty, of course I don’t enjoy mis-gendering her), and really it’s all worth it to see my girlfriend’s face light up when I call her my girlfriend in private. It’s not your fault that you live in a world where you can’t safely come out to everyone at the same time, so don’t worry about it :) I’m sure your wife really doesn’t mind the difficulty to keep you safe, and I’m glad you have that small bit of safety in her, if not elsewhere

    • toynbee@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 day ago

      Geez, I thought I had family problems. (I initially started this statement with “man” instead of “geez” but realized how ridiculous that would be.)

      I’m sorry you and your wife have to go through that, but congratulations on identifying the real you, even if you don’t share her (I’m guessing, genuinely sorry if misgendering) with the world yet.

      • compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        Thank you! You are correct, I am a trans gal. It’s good to have found the real me 😊

        I’m out to my therapist, wife, and some of my friends, but none of my family yet. They’re all Catholic, and fairly devout at that, so I don’t have high hopes for how they’ll respond. I’m hoping they surprise me with how accepting they are, but I’m not banking on it. At a certain point, I won’t be able to hide my transition anymore, but for the moment, yeah, I’m boymoding when I go back to see family. Although I fortunately don’t have to do that too often