Welcome to TheQueerKyd.com. I’m Kyd. As in “The Queer Kyd from Kansas”. A blog written by me, about me, but also for me…really.
This endeavor is an attempt to put my life down on paper, so I can go back and read it with some objectivity. Then pack it up neatly and stow it away. I hope that in looking at the path I travelled, I might give myself a little more compassion, or grace. Finally.
The reason I’m putting this out for the world to see, maybe others like myself who have walked this road, can help me transcend the constant battle called mental illness. There are lessons I’ve learned the hard way, my stories, my experiences.
My life was spent, wasted in some respects dealing with one traumatic event after another.
PTSD, chronic depression, alcohol and drug abuse, and a myriad of medical problems. In addition to the decision to transition, which is a very difficult event. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and the decision to have sexual reassignment surgery at my age.
There have been failures, successes, and both good and bad luck. Many beautiful moments, and the lowest a person can get, thinking I couldn’t survive another day. Yet here I am.
In dealing with my own reluctance to accept and embrace being Queer, I have failed to be true to myself. Welcome to my journey of changing that.
Kyd
