When I started on my journey central Victoria did not have access to a lot of medical or psychological services I needed. This pushed me out of my comfort zone to Melbourne where I was able to be “anonymous” among all sorts of different people, cultures, gender expressions. This showed me that I can really be myself. Coming from a regional town, everyone tends to know everyone else, so there is always someone you went to school with or that is someone’s cousin… you are outed before you get the chance to control it. Now I tend to follow my interests and choose to volunteer with community groups that are out of my hometown, so that I meet people who just know me as me now. I have a keen interest in history and the outdoors. I volunteer at Sovereign Hill and absolutely love it. From coming out “all guns blazing, and here I am” to finding out that my gender expression is secondary to me, I choose people in my circle who love me for who I am as a whole. Everyone that I have disclosed to have been fantastically receptive. I’m extremely proud of the man that I am. I love the bush, and the area that I chose to have my photo taken is where I used to spend hours riding bikes, four wheelers and hanging out with mates. There were endless tracks to explore and get lost down. These were some of the happiest times of my life, I was constantly connected to the land. Over the past two years I have realised that connection is something that I need to feel grounded. Having my photo taken was great, I feel it reflects the side of me that is a bit of a larrikin.