An update and message of love from yours truly
It’s a time that has most of us practicing physical distancing to prevent the spread of a microscopic and dangerous foe – a coronavirus called COVID-19.
It’s taking a toll on many of us financially, emotionally, and physically. Continue reading It’s Still OK to Make Eye Contact During a Pandemic (video)
One of my favorite activities is starting conversations with random strangers. I love meeting people and making friends!
One of my “super powers” is finding the beauty in almost everyone I meet, and reflecting it back like a mirror. Sometimes my compliments are met with a “thank you”, quickly followed by a bunch of self-criticism. Why do so many people do that? Perhaps the real questions is, “Why do I do that sometimes, too?” Continue reading Gabi Talks – Meeting Praise with Self Criticism (video)
Trigger warning: This video contains personal suicide experience details.
Approximately half the transgender population has attempted suicide, myself included. We don’t have a genetic predisposition to self destruct, but rather struggle with gender dysphoria, social rejection, and the insane cost of full medical transition (which is not covered by most medical insurance providers). Continue reading Gabi Talks – Suicide is Not the Solution (video)
Depression and suicidal behavior runs exceptionally high among the transgender population. It’s been many years since my last suicide attempt, and I still struggle to this day, as do countless others.
No one should feel so terrible that ending their life feels more desirable than having to endure another day of overwhelming, indescribable emotional pain and suffering.
We can improve things by creating awareness, discussing the realities of transgender suicide, and working together to ensure everyone gets the support and help they need. Continue reading Gabi Talks – Transgender Suicide (video)
Transitioning can be a complicated, and very expensive, process. For those of us who transition later in life, the cost is often far greater – most definitely financially, but also socially. Relationships change, and some marriages don’t survive the change.
Continue reading Gabi Talks – Trans Ending Marriage (video)
Do you think it’s more important to “dress age appropriate”, regardless? Or to dress appropriate to your body type and personal style? Check out my take on “dressing age appropriate” in this short 90-second video.
Most of us have to dress a certain way for career purposes, or appropriate to specific activities, and that’s not the question being asked. This is about social policing people based solely on their age, and the expectation that people of a certain age should dress a certain way, because of what decade in life they’re at, period.
What’s your take on things? Should we be consulting some kind of “style-by-number reference guide”, based on age?
Continue reading Gabi Talks – Dressing Age Appropriate (video)
In this 3 minute video I share my experiences seeking medical care as a transgender woman, what temporary loss of mobility taught me about able-bodied privilege, and my struggle with depression – the reason I’ve been absent from social media for the past couple of months.
Have you struggled with an injury or loss of mobility?
Continue reading Transgender Healthcare, Able-bodied Privilege, and Depression (vlog)