Happy New Year 2011!

Happy New Year TransGriot Readers!

Welcome to what some people consider the official start of the second decade of the 21st century, the 2K10's.   Like 90% of the population, I consider the year that ends in 0 as the start of the decade.  It's also the first New Year's I've celebrated in the hometown and the home state in a decade.     


It's also my 5th blogiversary today.    I started TransGriot with this post at 12:01 AM EST on January 1, 2006 and I'm still going  five years later.

2010 was a year of changes for me.  I started the year in Louisville and finished it back in Houston.   I left it 30 pounds lighter as well in addition to trying to get reacclimated to all of the changes that have happened in H-town since I left.     

We have city council and mayoral elections slated for later this year and reapportionment.   It  will be interesting to see not only if Annise can get reelected, but if Jenifer Rene Pool can make trans history and become the first trans person elected to a city council of a city above 250K in population  

And yes, we'll also get to check and see how well Moni did in living up to her New Year's resolutions she made last year.

So while I'm happy that I'm still standing 1.88 meters above ground without my heels,  I also realize that I can do and want to do a better job in my life in 2011 than I did last year.

Happy New Year people.   We made it, we all have work to do, so let's get busy doing it.

See Ya 2010

2010 was definitely an interesting year for me.   I started it in Louisville and I'm about to end it by ushering in the New Year in my birth state and hometown.

Change was definitely the theme for my life this year.   In addition to the move from Kentucky, I've dropped 60 excess pounds, won the 'Most Changed Award' at my reunion back in October for it, and have spent the last few months getting adjusted to life in H-town since I came back and all the changes that have occurred here since I left.

I've also watched as we seem to take one step forward trans rights wide and then get sacked for losses by the Forces of Intolerance inside and outside our TBLG/SGL community.

But as the end of the first year in the second decade of the 21st century comes to a close, hope springs eternal with the flip of the calendar page from December 31 to January  that it will get better for me and my transpeeps around the world..

As the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr once said, "We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope."
   
And the hope it will get better is what I have and other transpeople cling to and use as the bedrock of our prayers and determination to make a reality trans civil rights coverage.

We also wish to see the day happen when we receive unconditional love and acceptance in our blood families and we are able to use our talents and abilities to improve the communities and the nations that we inhabit. 

Happy New Year TransGriot readers.   Have fun tonight, stay safe and see you in 2011.