Hello everyone,

You all know me as Arsen6331

A while ago, I had a realization. I realized I was trans.

As with all the other major realizations in my life, my brain has been subconsciously collecting evidence for years, and I had this realization in a single moment. My egg didn’t crack, it exploded and shattered violently. Memories containing evidence started popping up in quick succession, from when I was as young as 3 years old, and I had to process all of them. It has been a major emotional rollercoaster.

I’ve been repressing this for as long as I’ve been alive, so this makes me very anxious, but now that most of it has been processed, and the most important people have been told, I can tell all of you:

Hello, I am Elara, an Autistic, Trans ML.

Thanks to everyone here. You all were a huge part of my realization. Without you, it might’ve happened a lot later or not at all.

  • alunyanneгs 🏳️‍⚧️♀️
    9•1 year ago

    me when new trans girl person in the bloc

    https://gfycat.com/silkygenuineirishdraughthorse

    as always, congrats on your newfound revelation! from one trans girl to another~

    i have to ask though, what’s the inspiration behind choosing elara as your name? i ask bc it’s a pretty uncommon name.

    • 🏳️‍⚧️ Elara ☭OPM
      7•1 year ago

      i have to ask though, what’s the inspiration behind choosing elara as your name? i ask bc it’s a pretty uncommon name.

      1. I wanted a name of an astronomical object because I like space. Elara is the name of one of Jupiter’s moons.
      2. I wanted a name that would be easy to pronounce in both English and Russian because I speak both and know several people who speak exclusively one or the other.
      3. I wanted an uncommon name.

      I went through several lists of astronomical objects, until I found Elara. It was the only one I really liked, so I wrote it down, then got more options (not all astronomical). Most of them were eliminated for one reason or another, and of the ones left, I liked Elara the most.