Through my own perspective as a non-transgender woman, I believe the purpose of this blog will be to educate the ignorant on what it means to be transgender and to relinquish my own thoughts on the experience transgender people go through in order to present as they gender they feel they are. In addition to this, I am hoping to not only become comfortable as a blogger, but to grow as a writer and be able to write about diverse topics.
I had a curiosity for the print world as a child and took part in clubs that sent me to what was then The Rocky Mountain News office to learn how journalists reported stories and edited them. My hunger for this medium grew as an adult in college. Being a part of the journalism program at the University of Northern Colorado has allowed me to sharpen my journalism skills by taking classes and working at the campus newspaper, The Mirror, as a copy editor, reporter, and the Arts and Entertainment section editor.
I am lacking in blogging experience. I have taken part in forums and the like, but I have never really had a personal blog that wasn’t visionary. I am nervous about my blog not being interesting and that my writing style will not reflect the things I’ve learned.
I’m looking forward to exploring this type of journalism by being able to report my beat, the transgender community of northern Colorado, with facts, personal experiences, and my opinions.
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