The Prettiest Girl in 7-Eleven
Last Update: 5/24/19
Our next story takes place once again in high school, this time with a sophomore. Her name is Seven, and she has been out for less than a year. Her story relates to the first two you’ve seen, but of course differently. Her experiences may be like the two you’ve heard, but they are not the same.
Discovery
She’s known she was trans since high school, but it started in middle school. She often questioned herself, wondering if she was really a boy. During this period, she wanted people to think she was a girl, but dismissed it and didn’t think of it too much, as she didn’t know what it was. It wasn’t until high school that she learned what trans was, and once she did she realized that she was, in fact, a girl.
Closet Life
Seven has had a half relationship in the closet. She’s never really hid who she was at school, but when she got home, things were a little tougher. She had to hide who she was, had to be okay with being dead-named and misgendered all the time. There wasn’t much she could do to help herself, and still can’t fully express herself in her own home.
Coming Out
Coming out was about the same experience. She told a few friends when she first found out, which helped greatly because she has someone to talk to about it, though she no longer talks to them. Eventually it spread to other people, who again fully accepted her. At home however, things didn’t go as planned. Her mom, dad, and brother know, but choose to ignore it. However, when if they ignore her coming out, they are fine with her being called Seven and using she/her pronouns, and have even let her wear a skirt.
Everyday Struggles and Risks
School remains her better place, with teachers calling her Seven and being very chill with her being trans. Since her deadname is fairly common, she has to hear it a lot, which is always painful, especially when there are subs who don’t know she’s trans. Her approach to the bathroom situation is to simply not deal with it, meaning she just doesn’t go to the bathroom in public places. It may not necessarily be healthy, but it keeps her safe. She’s in theater, and in her latest character was a boy, which she was alright with-to a point. It eventually morphed into people using the wrong pronouns automatically, which was a very not fun situation for her. She does deal with some dysphoria, but she grew out her hair before she even knew she was trans, which has helped her a lot. When that fails, she plays video games to distract her. Little things like changing her name on Skype has helped greatly as well. She also is connected to the LGBT community, which helps as she can talk about things that some people wouldn’t understand, or realize that it is a big deal.
Tips
She also had some tips for people. Never ask a trans person what their name used to be, it’s not constructive for either of you and solves nothing. On the other hand, questions like “what’s it like” are good, and can help you understand.