Basically..."The Mirror Flips" is what happened to me immediately after the click but before I I opened my eyes. Its an experience that is near impossible to believe, even with the most open minded of my friends. Its an experience that is very very very real to me, but even I have problems swallowing it.
The issue here is credibility. The story I'm telling is based on "This is how I grew up trans," and is written for a cisgendered/transkid audience. With that, comes a necesary credibility. You have to want to read this, and keep going and learn/experience.
What I don't want is, halfway trhough the narrative, something saying "and suddenly a space rainbow zebra asked me which way to Piccadilly Circus." (Which isn't what happened).
Suddenly, all that credibility turns into "oh, she's just another kooky tranny." And peopleb stop reading, using the resource, or, in one example, stop talking to me.
Its truly an impossible thing to believe...but my friend Erin came up with a solution. Make it a post script. You tell your story, then the impossible credibility breaking thing is at the end, after the main narrative.
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Date: 2011-10-18 10:33 pm (UTC)The issue here is credibility. The story I'm telling is based on "This is how I grew up trans," and is written for a cisgendered/transkid audience. With that, comes a necesary credibility. You have to want to read this, and keep going and learn/experience.
What I don't want is, halfway trhough the narrative, something saying "and suddenly a space rainbow zebra asked me which way to Piccadilly Circus." (Which isn't what happened).
Suddenly, all that credibility turns into "oh, she's just another kooky tranny." And peopleb stop reading, using the resource, or, in one example, stop talking to me.
Its truly an impossible thing to believe...but my friend Erin came up with a solution. Make it a post script. You tell your story, then the impossible credibility breaking thing is at the end, after the main narrative.