Getting Busy Finishing my Pledgeship!

 Back last year, in a time before Covid, I pledged a wonderful Leather group called Twin Cities T Rexx. They're a fairly new group but man have they made an impact on the Twin Cities scene! They're so active and respected in the community, and they're a great group of people. I had several tasks left to earn my membership and with Covid, and just life's stressors, I sat on it for many months - but I am ready to get it done and earn my patch! I've so missed being part of a Leather club after leaving Misfits Houston several years ago. I was so proud to be a member of such a respected group, and proud of the wonderful work we did in the community. I looked at different options here in Minnesota and decided that T Rexx was a good fit for me. I look forward to the camaraderie and community support in my life again. I'm so close to being done, and can't wait to show off my colors :)

In Love and Leather,

Michael 

Dusting Off the Blog!

 Wow! I can't believe that it's been 4 years since I even looked at this blog!! I thought about deleting it and starting a new one, but I really like the posts that are here so I'll just start fresh here.

Lots has happened since I last blogged, but I am still trying to navigate being a boy and all that that entails. I've struggled a bit, and my identity has ebbed and flowed throughout the last four years. I feel like I'm really coming into myself and acknowledging parts of me that I tried for many reasons to stuff down. I tried so hard to be the burly, manly man that I felt like I was supposed to be because I transitioned. For so many years I was afraid of appearing or acting too feminine - because then people might wonder why I even bothered to transition in the first place. That's been a hard one for me to wrestle with. But I want to be happy, with myself and with my life. I don't want to try to be something I'm not. I am not a manly man. I am soft, I am emotional, I like to feel pretty and smell pretty. Sure, there are days that I want to wear jeans and boots and a buffalo plaid shirt and look Minnesota sexy. But there are also days that I like painting my toenails, wearing makeup, and smelling like Victoria's Secret Very Sexy perfume. And that's perfectly ok. I refuse to be bound by societal norms and expectations. 

That is all for now, but please follow the blog and share it with anyone you know who might be on a similar path! 

In Love and Leather

Michael