Alice's journey into womanhood: comming out

I thought I had finished coming out to all my clients and had clean forgotten about at least one, That was until today when one of them phoned me this morning asking if I could measure up a shower for him

Phil has known me only as Jason for over a year now , but I think really hes always known there's something a little different about me, but he's never questioned me about it, even though he has seen my changes as periodic snapshots so each development has been a bit more obvious for him, than those who I work with every day

He is one of my fairly regular clients. And knows that I always provide him with the best service and product
and as such never quibbles about price . I fact he never bothers to call at the office anymore as he knows he gets the best service by calling me direct.

Today we greeted as usual with a handshake and a quick catch up about what we've been up to
This is the moment when I let him know I have changed my name
his response was " I had better update my contact list then"

The part that really shocked me though was when he was rang the client for entry
without even a thought in one sentence
" Myself and Alice are here to measure up
Yes, she does excellent work "
he referred to me as Alice and She without even thinking about it.
and all I could say was "Thankyou"

Even Colin at work admits he has trouble with referring to me as She, and even with clients he will say
"Alice can help you with that, I'll get him to call you"
He even went on to state today when I asked him about that
" When you get your outy turned into in inny, I'll call you she "
I cant really fault him for that line of thought. I know he respects me as a person and that matters more to me than anything
I am looking forward to the day that I can finally afford to have my body totally in line with how I feel
and seeing so many of my friends having just had there surgeries or are only mere months away makes me more excited that in two years I might finally be able to afford both My facial feminisation surgeries and my own gender affirmation. excited just thinking about it

So to all my friends who have just had theirs or are just about to " Bitch" lol
seriously so happy for you all

Yet another meeting point

( still needs a proper name )

I know your thinking, Can the Melbourne Gender Diverse and Questioning population handle another casual meeting venue

I think we can.

Even though we have some fabulous groups, I still think having another meeting point where you feel welcomed and are able to express yourself is an important part of understanding who we are as a person, and how we identify ourselves in the greater community

And more importantly a venue where you can actually have a conversation without the music drowning out every other word

I'm proposing that Alphabet City Cafe may be the perfect spot for a monthly catch up

where you can catch up with new and old friends and make those all important connections with people that may be on a similar path as yours

As I want this to be a Diversity group it will be open to everyone and I really do not believe in exclusions
Also I am trying to make this group an important addition to the other amazing groups out there so I am hoping to have resource information for those groups available if required

Alphabet City Cafe

100 High street

Northcote

Victoria
My contact details
Alice Renae Paige
alicepaige@ymail.com
0448 074 806

Meeting times

3rd Tuesday of the month

(Dates and times at bottom of page)

Taken Direct from their web page

Alphabet City Cafe looks irresistibly cute and carelessly cosy. With its colourful walls and mismatched furniture, boxes of toys and artworks for sale, this cafe has its arms outstretched, ready to embrace any person walking the cool end of High Street. And with its philosophy of giving the punters what they pay for, the food is as down to earth as the decor. From curries to carrot cake, a variety of homely, scrumptious meals are on offer. Try their famous laksa, or go for the popular rice balls with salad.

Hope to see you there

Entree: $6.50-$14.50

Mains: $7.50-$24.50

Dessert: $1.50-$6.50

Payment accepted: MasterCard, Visa and EFTPOS