Since the pandemic, I have slowly started being more open in my identity and expression! This is a part of my self that I have been suppressing since I was very young and I am starting to be more comfortable with who I am and what i enjoy doing. I am transgender and a non-binary person. I prefer the use of she/her or they/them pronouns. I also express myself to the world in a trans-feminine fashion such a way that folks who see me might naturally assume that im a transwomen. I do not feel like i belong to a single gender at any point of time. If that seems a bit to complicated or hard, just use my name or Dr/Prof will also suffice :) 

The quickest way to get me to completely ignore you (if you are a random person) or correct you (if you are a friend) is by using he/him. 

I really enjoy expressing my feminine self with different dresses (very much into Salwar Khameez and Anarkali Kurtis recently) and varying hairstyles. You might see me in different outfits or styles depending on the day and how i feel :) For example, the day might feel like a long black braid with a Anarkali and skirt or ombre curls with a kurti or it could call for a shorter length one if the weather is way too hot as it often is in Nashville. 

I have been dealing with a lot of self-doubt and internal conflict about this for the past two decades but i believe i have the strength to face this openly now. I am still in a period of exploration into my happiness and self joy so feel free to come and talk to me about it. I am selectively open about this change thus far to people in my life who i know will take it in a positive fashion. I do not have all the answers at this point but I am just following my heart towards the direction that its taking me.