10 Things I Learned This Year At Philly Trans Health Conference:

1. There’s a lot of ableism in the way I habitually speak and I need to spend some real time working on that.
2. There are a remarkable number of different ways to spell “Aiden.”
3. There are so many trans Jewish converts out there I’m surprised we didn’t get our own section in the PEW report.
4. It turns out I like the way I look in a bathing suit.
5. Sometimes the familiar is more scary than the unknown. (Thanks Hannah)
6. People on the autism spectrum always have the best toys.
7. As Janet Mock said with so much more eloquence, self care is great and all, but we’ve really got to take care of each other.
8. Apparently I missed out on some great fan fiction during the 90’s.
9. Convention center staff can be summoned merely by uttering their True Name.
10. My name in ASL from now on is apparently this: