Page 61 Stepping out!
skyangel on May 10, 2025
I imagine every transgender person male or female who has ever stepped out for the first time in public dressed in the clothing they feel represents their true self, remembers it pretty vividly. There is a certain amount of fear but also excitement and like anything in life, taking the plunge is often the hardest part as you fear the worst but hopefully avoid it. Often you get ridicule, sometimes it's more aggressive so passing as the preferred gender isn't just about vanity it's mostly to do with confidence and well being in a world that treats you better if you at least look right.
Bit of a statement there I hadn't planned for but for the arty among you I've pretty much settled into drawing my pages totally via the tablet now apart from the text which I'm inking by hand and then laying over. It's a pretty silly way to turn out a page I know but I've always hand lettered my text in the past so for continuity alone I feel I have to continue, plus I think there's something nice about hand lettering that just adds to the personal touch of my comic.
Next week: Nikki's public outing runs into one or two problems!
A Reader at 1:55PM, May 11, 2025
I take it this was a cool season, judging from the coat, but I have to admit, I like the outfit and Nikki looks very cute in it. I really do like those boots, seriously. I don't really have a 'like reference' to this. Being cis-female, I never had to worry about passing for my gender. I can't imagine how intense it must have been to walk out as yourself after years of not being 'you'. Does that make sense? Anyway, as always, thank you, Skyangel, for sharing. Another lovely page.
fredhedges at 10:51AM, May 11, 2025
Beautiful backgrounds, I love that last panel. And she looks terrific!
Stever_Blotto at 4:20AM, May 11, 2025
I'd feel pretty scared too, but it's nice to see Nikki going out into the world. It will definitely be interesting to see how things go, because I'm sure everything won't go exactly as planned. Thanks for including that part about how your creating your page in the author's comments because that's always super interesting to me.
carora13 at 10:16PM, May 10, 2025
It's been 20 years since I started transitioning, maybe even to the month. Thank you for reminding me of those days and sharing your own.
Othosmops at 4:15PM, May 10, 2025
Oh. Nikki's still living at home! That spices things up a bit.