Now That I See You

"In those first moments, that admission felt precious to me; it was something that I alone had been deemed worthy enough to carry and I was grateful. I was grateful to finally know, but I still couldn't speak." Viewed through the lens of a relationship breakdown after one partner discloses to the other that they are transgender, this autofiction spans eighteen months: from the moment of first discovery, through the eventual disintegration of the partnership, to the new beginnings of independence.