Hannah Wright

About

People generally reach out when something external forces the issue: a form that requires an answer, a comment from a relative, a moment where staying vague stopped being possible. Rarely does anybody come in simply because the time felt right. That is fine, though it does mean the pressure is often external rather than internal. Gender identity questions raised under someone else's timetable need careful handling, because the urgency belongs to the situation and not necessarily to you. We separate those two things early on. What you decide should be yours rather than a response to whoever asked. My training was in research before I moved into the room, and I am consequently quite attentive to who is actually asking a question and why. That distinction matters here. If something external has forced this, get in touch and we can slow it down. Whoever set the deadline does not get to set the answer as well.