At the end of my interview with Mara I was amazed at how little I knew and how much I had learned about trans people and trans issues.

Generally, I am generally fascinated by people and their psychologies and sitting down with Mara gave me some insight into what seemed to me to be a different world.

Now I don’t feel like it’s so different.

We all have different needs, dreams, and desires and we can express and strive to achieve them because at our core we are free people. We are free to follow whatever path we so choose.

However, choice is a relative concept. I didn’t choose to be gay - I was born this way and it has always felt comfortable to me. It’s part of who I am. I guess I could make a conscious decision to choose to be straight but it would only be an act. I would appear to be straight while deep down inside I would feel hollowed out. And I know I would think about being gay every day.

That’s how I now think about transgendered people. They don’t choose to be born a certain gender. And once they start to understand the concepts of boy and girl they feel something doesn’t fit. They can choose to go along with what everyone around them says is societally acceptable or they can take that brave leap and choose to live as they feel inside.

And it is a brave leap.

I don’t think about being gay everyday - just like I don’t think about being a guy, having brown hair, or small ears. But if I were to start hiding that part of my life from the world…it would be the only thing I could think about.

I truly believe the more society is open to people embracing who they are - the happier we will ALL be.

What are your thoughts? Any questions?