A reflection on becoming—through firsts, truth, community, and the long journey home to myself. 2024: A Year of Firsts It was the first time I began hormone replacement therapy.The first time I used she/her pronouns openly and proudly with everyone.The first time I dressed as a woman in public—and made the conscious decision that this would no longer be occasional or conditional, but permanent.And it was the first year I moved through the world using women’s spaces with quiet