In case you have forgotten the title of this posting is simply the title of a song from the musicals. I guess it was written by a man as it now sounds very sexist to me! That is one thing transitioning is doing for me, I certainly now identify with the sexism that is endemic in almost all areas of modern life. Elsewhere I have been chatting on a forum about a girl who has become a Muslim, I congratulated the girl on her bravery in following her convictions especially into a culture where women are seen as very much second class citizens. Strangely enough, I myself was severely criticised for using the word bravery and congratulating her, but not a word was said about the way she may be treated. This was a Transgendered Christian Forum! I had hoped it may spark a debate about the way we ladies are still treated in ALL societies but the 'C' word over-ruled that.

Anyway, maybe I should get a job designing road systems as the previous paragraph certainly took my thinking straight up a dead-end one-way street!!

What this posting was about is 'our community'. Amanda, above, is just one example. Despite having the dream for well over 30 years it is only since Christmas that I have really made THE decision. And since then I have been visiting girls, mainly on-line, on blogs and through message boards. You ladies are simply amazing and I don't just mean in the courage it takes to step out from society and effectively get our bodies mutilated to fit who we actually are. I am not saying this to get thousands of cards next Christmas - though that would be nice (lol), but of all the women (or men) I have ever met those in our community are the most welcoming and honest I have ever known. Very many of them I now feel are life-long friends.

If any new girl (like me) has a question we can almost guarantee a girl on-line will be able to answer it, feeling down (?) a chat with another girl will life you up and want to learnt how other girls have dealt with any problems the answers are there at the click of a mouse.

I suppose I could sat far more about things such as how welcoming these girls are and how many talents they have, but to make things simple, I'll just say again, "There ain't nothing like these dames!" If you are about to begin your journey make them your friends too!