Remember those dimly lit church basements? The folding metal chairs arranged in awkward circles? The strict 7 PM start time on the second Tuesday of every month? For decades, that was the lifeline for crossdressers and trans women seeking community and support, if you were brave enough to walk through that door. Here's the thing: I'm not here to trash traditional support groups. They saved lives. They gave people their first glimpse of acceptance when the rest of the world wa

Listen, I get it. The thought of telling someone: anyone : that you're a crossdresser or exploring your gender identity feels like standing at the edge of a cliff. Your heart races. Your palms sweat. You rehearse the words a thousand times in your head, and they still come out wrong. But here's what I've learned after hosting My Girl Life Podcast and talking with dozens of trans women, crossdressers, and allies: you are not alone in this feeling . Not even close. Over the ye

I’ve been there. That heavy, fluttering knot in your stomach. The cold sweat that starts the moment you think, “Tonight is the night I tell her.” You’ve spent weeks, maybe years, hiding this beautiful, complicated part of yourself in the back of the closet, literally and figuratively. You want to be honest, you want to be seen, but the fear of "The Talk" is enough to make anyone want to crawl back under the covers and stay there. When it comes to sharing your life as a cross