I wasnt ready to be more specific.
But I realized over the past few years that hiding my true self is not healthy.
I know now, more than ever, that Im finally ready to take this step toward becoming myself.
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Im ready to be free.
So, listen up yall: you’ve got the option to jump on or jump off.
Either way this is where Im heading.
My pronouns areshe,herandhers.
I identify as female, specifically as a transgender female.
And my name is Josie Totah, she continues.
I plan to play roles I havent had the opportunity to play, she writes.
Im going to gun for those roles, be it a transgender female or a cisgender female.
Because its a clean slate and a new world.
Read Totahs full essay atTime.
