What are your hopes or goals for yourself moving forward?
Complete my PhD, improve my marriage, complete a half marathon, and have a better relationship with myself. To continue to be an example of butch womanhood, to always be the woman I wish I had known about as a child. I want to be more focused in pursuing my goals, and more willing to ask for help when I need it. I hope to stay true to myself, my interests, and be the best butch I can be. To find a cute little butch and get married. 2.5 cats, picket fence, wild Pride parties... People to look me for being a woman that looks like a man. To have a strong, equal partnership with my wife and be accepted for who I am. Get fit. Take better care of myself. To build a community or friendship between more butches. To be a part of something bigger than myself, to offer a helping hand. I hope to educate kids, to become the representation I wish I had. A successful career as well as marriage. Not sure about children yet. Make more butch / lesbians friends and find a butch community. Making more butch, or even just lesbian in general friends would be really great. |
Make myself even more visible as a butch because I am really petty and angry. I want to be a physical therapist. I want to confidentially walk into an interview looking sharp as hell. I want to go to family gatherings and not have someone make fun of me in pants. That I can continue to get more comfortable with myself. That I can become more comfortable with being assertive, in life and in bed. To continue to grow in comfort in my identity and myself. Just to get over my self-image hatred and to go fully accept myself and be brave enough to live how I want to live completely. I am still working on building my style as a butch woman of size—it's hard to find the right fits and looks. I want to continue to feel more comfortable in my masculinity and to make fewer compromises in my appearance. I hope that I continue to grow my confidence in being butch and that I find other butches in real life. Same as anyone: keep loving, keep exploring this world, be a good person who is defined by my good heart, kind words, leadership, coaching and being a role model for everyone. Become more comfortable as myself and learn to love my body and my style in a more profound way. To maintain my integrity and strength, as a visible beacon to other women of what is possible; to be able to defend and support my queer family; a natty wardrobe. |