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.

    • 🏳️‍⚧️ Elara ☭OPM
      15·
      2 years ago

      I don’t think the word cracked fully captures the violence and speed with which it shattered into a million pieces. I randomly realized at like 3 AM with no obvious trigger, and then had new memories I didn’t even know existed popping up randomly every minute for several days. You can literally see the effect on my git commit history.

    • 🏳️‍⚧️ Elara ☭OPM
      14·
      2 years ago

      Well, if you look at my previous profile picture, it’s a star, while the current one is a planetary nebula, so not exactly supernova, but it did expel its outer layers. I didn’t even notice that.

  • loathsome dongeaterA
    191·
    2 years ago

    i am really happy about this and I feel honoured that you shared this with us. Thank you.

  • Oppo
    17·
    2 years ago

    Congrations on your coming out I hope you have a bright future for yourself :D

  • aleshasmiles
    17·
    2 years ago

    Welcome to the other side comrade, great to have you here 🏳️‍⚧️

  • Water Bowl Slime
    16·
    2 years ago

    Now we’re one step closer to turning this entire website queer!! 😈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Glad you joined the cause, agent Elara

  • QueerCommie
    15·
    2 years ago

    Congrats Elara, I can relate to randomly finding memories that can be explained by my non-cisnes, or realizing why they’ve been stuck in my head.

  • ComradeSalad
    12·
    2 years ago

    The ML to Trans pipeline claim another victim…

    Welcome to the crew comrade!