I sometimes think, those around me are annoyed that I'm not more 'in your face' about being trans (not to be confused by those who think I mention it far too much, which usually is next to none at all and is just a microagression on their behalf).

Case in point a coworker friend who wants to start up a task force for the trans/ non-binary folx on the team. I told them this was a bad idea. I like being part of a multifaceted team, and accepted as such. I have no interest being singled out as 'other' by being on some sort of task force. I am visible to those who are struggling with their own identity, and that, to me, is enough. I told my friend that while I had issues with the museum, none of them stemmed from my being a transperson.

But back to my original point, I don't give much thought to my being a transperson. Contrary to popular belief. To me it is not strange, or foreign, it is just me. I blame many of my 'strange' proclivities to my being an artist type, than to my being trans. To me I'm normal, everyone else is strange, lol.

And speaking of art, I also don't really explore the topics of gender much in my artworks. I mean I do, but not overtly. It is there, to some extent, because it is there in my life, but it's not the main theme. I do sometimes struggle with perceptions of my art, as I create what I want, and I guess it's very different from cis women, which is often what I am perceived as. And unfortunately, even those who know I do not identify as a woman, in the back of their head I still get shoved into the 'female artist' box, so I will unfortunately never know how my art would be perceived if I was a born male. But, while this does sometimes rankle me, it does not affect the work I produce.

So yeah, I think the fact that I'm not more trans than trans bothers people sometimes. I'm just a guy trying to get along, you know? There are plenty people out there wanting to be the face of what a transperson is. Which is fine, they pave the way for us who can't take the limelight like that.

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