Last night, on my 30th birthday, the aha-moment hit: it is time to change my name to Forrest Mortifee. It's been a while coming; according to my text history, I've been mulling it over with my dear friend Sho since Feb. He's FTM-trans too (female-to-male), and has been super supportive since we became close while both living in The Bay. BTW - I haven't even told my mom I'm changing my name yet lol so whoever is reading this, consider yourself in the very early, exclusive know.
At the time of this minting, it's been just over 4 years since I changed my name from Claire to Clear, and my pronouns from she to they. Over these years, I've medically transitioned, and come into a much more grounde...