When I was fist assigned a selfie
video for my class I panicked. I had to ask myself the same question I ask myself
for every class of every semester. Should I out myself. Its very easy for me to
go through an entire class and never tell anyone that I am transgender. I just
have to withhold that information. The issue is that being a trans man is so
much a part of me that if I want to be truthful when speaking of myself I have
to at some point out myself. I’ve noticed that this is much easier to do in
online classes. When I am in a classroom I have to see these people for the entire
semester and even though people usually aren’t disrespectful in a classroom
setting, I am able to see their facial expressions and read their body
language. Bottom line is, I can tell when they are judging me.
I
took a public speaking class last semester and the first assignment was an
introduction speech. I had decided to not talk about being trans at all. I got
all of five minutes into the assignments before I realized that it was almost
impossible. I outed myself and was so happy I did. I then used to rest of my
speech assignments to fight for LGBT rights.
The choice to out oneself is a personal one so I don’t want anyone
feeling obligated; I am just sharing my opinions.
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