Iwrite to share with you my love for four dear women I befriended this year as a woman. I came out as a trans in June 2022. After a combination of factors delayed my social and medical transition (seasonal affective disorder, incompatible career, sperm bank scheduling conflicts), I began hormones in February. After a four month pause from April to August, I’m five months strong on estrogen, and it’s wonderful. I’m grounded. Centered. To my constant physical discomfort my psyche said: gurl bye.
And to four women, my heart said: hi, I love you. With these women I’ve become a new type of sister. And they’ve become sisters to me. To structure my reflections, I did a five card tarot reading, each card from its own deck.