Where Everybody Knows Your Name*…

...And they're always glad you came
You want to be where you can see
The troubles are all the same
You want to be where everybody knows your name

How many of you hang out with trans people?

I think for a lot of us when we want to kick up our feet and relax that many of us seek other trans people to “chill out” with, and I think this is especially true if you cannot integrate fully into society.

That many of us want to go to a place where everybody knows your name to relax, where you can just be you. I have many non-trans friends that I hangout with and where I can be myself but when I am out in public  it is harder to relax.

I do a lot of training and go to a lot of business meetings where I am probably the first trans person that they met or seen. When I go grocery shopping or to a department store I get looks. One time a guy stared so hard that he walked into a door.

And sometimes it wears on you and you just want to go where everybody knows your name.

What about you?

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*Songwriters: Gary Portnoy / Judy Hart
Cheers lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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