By: Sheree L. Greer

Thank you to everyone who took the time to read this and to those of you who found it worthy to comment and share. I loved seeing your responses and reactions to the work. It's like we are all in on this shared secret, this shared existence through exchanging our stories and experiences. It's what I love so much about writing -- what I love so much about sites like Autostraddle -- it's a chance for us to connect, a chance to feel less alone in what we think is our own private anguish and confusion, our own private struggles. We outchea. All day. Thank you all. So very much. I can't think of a warmer, more inspiring welcome to what I hope to be a strong relationship with a great publication. Much love.