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• Boy Meets Girl

  by Deborah Taylor May 14, 2015
  I was privileged yesterday to go and watch one of the first screenings of the BBC's new SitCom, Boy Meets Girl, coming to our screens in September/October. The show was the winner of a competition run by the BBC in 2012 to find a trans inclusive sitcom for mainstream broadcasting. First off, thi...
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• BBC Documentary and its chord

  by Deborah Taylor April 7, 2015
  Victoria Derbyshire had a documentary on BBC2 this morning about two transgender children, and has written an accompanying magazine article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32037397 This is bittersweet for me, because while I am happy for Lilly and Jessica I can't help but think about my ow...
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• Is it all a symptom?

  by Deborah Taylor June 17, 2014
  Since my last update a couple of things have happened that are quite important to me, both bad news, but at the same time have buoyed my mood - perverse aren't I?   The first was I went to get blood taken for blood tests that are required by the GIC. Before the week was out, I'd had a phone c...
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• Drab Drink Manchester

  by Deborah Taylor June 6, 2014
  So I went to my first drab drink in June, and I thought I'd let others who are considering it know what it's all about. It's not about meeting people with or without dressing - if you want to dress, you can, if you don't you don't have to. It's about friendship. There is a temptation to be friend...
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• In the system

  by Deborah Taylor May 20, 2014
  I visited my GP yesterday and told him I would like a referral to the Gender Identity Clinic.   Sitting in the waiting room I was nervous as hell. I knew what I had to say, but not how I was going to say it.   I got the call, and followed the doctor all the way down the corridor into h...
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• So how is it going?

  by Deborah Taylor May 9, 2014
  A little personal this one. I've been working as a woman now for well over a month. Probably well past due an update. The reasons for me opting to work as Debbie were twofold: Firstly, I was frustrated, anxious, sad and trapped with the lack of time I was spending as Debbie. Quite often, my d...
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• And the beat goes on...

  by Deborah Taylor April 8, 2014
  I'm approaching one month full time at work, and to be honest, even the downsides are positive.   I have (almost) become used to the getting up earlier, and I have got into a routine for ensuring that I don't take too long.   I select my next day's clothes before I go to bed, and I hav...
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• Week three

  by Deborah Taylor April 1, 2014
  I've now embarked on week three of the rest of my life, and it's still as wonderful today as it was three weeks ago.   On Friday I had a chat with my boss about this whole being trans thing. He was very understanding; obviously he had questions for himself to try and wrap his head around it -...
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• Settling in at work

  by Deborah Taylor March 25, 2014
  Well, I'm now into week two working at the office in my preferred presentation. It has been amazing. I have to keep pinching myself to let myself know I'm not dreaming it.   Everybody has been really nice so far, but on Monday I was approached by one of the team leaders from a team that I don...
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• Office based Debbie

  by Deborah Taylor March 19, 2014
  For a long time, whenever I worked from home I would do so as Debbie. However, work place rules changed and it became harder to work from home. This coupled with my kids getting older has meant that I've lost a lot of time I would have had as Debbie. The only way I was going to get enough time to st...
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• If at first you don't succeed...

  by Deborah Taylor January 5, 2014
  Last week I tried to go shopping solo, and had a WTF am I doing moment.    I resolved that I would try again. And this time I wouldn't back out.    My original plan was to head to the Lowry Outlet Mall, as it's always empty. But this morning I changed my mind. I had failed in...
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• It doesn't always go to plan

  by Deborah Taylor December 30, 2013
  Although I've been out and about all over the place, and even went to my work's Christmas Do, there is still plenty on my 'To-Do' list.   One of these is going shopping solo.   I've been shopping with friends, I've walked between places on my own, but I've never been shopping solo. &n...
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