Honestly, Vern, my history simply is nobody's business, unless I choose for it to be.
While I AM proud of the person I am today, as well as the person I once was, sometimes a person's view and attitude toward me can change for the worse if they know.
Have you ever spoken with someone who has 60 pounds on you and a fierce hatred for anything LGBT (that you don't know about) and let it slip that you used to look like a guy?
I have and it wasn't a good situation.
Furthermore, the person I am today is certainly NOT the same person from before my transition.
I remember telling my friends and family, "I'll still be me. I'll still be the same person. I'll simply look different".
I could not have been more wrong.
I most certainly am NOT the same person I was. I've grown. I've found a genuine love for myself, as well as an open heart toward others that I NEVER had.
Also, my status really doesn't play that big of a role in my life.
I'm just a woman, not unlike any other woman you may have met.
I just happen to have a penis. It doesn't define me as a person, though.