I had a death in the family last week and in addition to the sadness about that, I had to deal with the fact that it meant I would have to be around family with my new identity. Naturally I was planning on coming out to them, but I wanted to do it on my own time frame and not because of something like this.
I wanted to wear a suit to the funeral, but since I didn't own a mens suit I had to go shopping. I hadn't really tried to buy any nicer mens clothes like that so I wasn't sure what to do. I had seen my husband get a suit from Mens Warehouse many years ago so I went there.
The guy who ended up helping me didn't seem at all concerned or bothered that I wanted a mens suit. I know a look manly, but I don't pass as a man, and he certainly didn't think so since he called me "ma'am" a few times. But he helped me pick out a dark suit, shirt, and tie and it was a fairly painless process. They even rushed the tailoring for me when I told them I needed it quickly for a funeral.
Fortunately, no one really made much of a deal about my appearance. They all had other things on their minds. This ended up being a good way to let people see what I look like now without getting in anyone's face with it.
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