Egg Day 2026

Five years ago today (when I thought my name was <Redacted>), I was in my welding booth running a bead when I had a stray thought….

“Well, it’s a shame i’ll never look like Britney Spears.” A totally normal thought all cis men have.

But then, about two seconds later, my brain supplied me with the image of Scorpia from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.

And the next thought I had after my entire life shifted in less than a second?

“…fuck.”

So of course, Bex was the first person I texted.

Five years later, Bex and I are married, the world better knows me as Hope, and I can’t say I have any regrets.

I also look like the alt-girl baddie I always wanted to be!

Spot the differences, kids!

To any trans folk reading this; I love you, sight unseen. I hope you get to live as yourself and love yourself the way it took me until 40 to reach. It’s never too late.

To my friends and family, I love you, more than I can properly verbalize. I would have never made it this far without your support.

I’m glad I know you.

Here’s to another five. I can’t wait to see what happens next.