I didn’t come all this way to just roll up when bigots continue to be bigots. They can’t make me invisible or quiet. The person on the right could only imagine the fellow on the left. I was so hopeful when I started my transition. President Obama was in office and to say the vibe was sweeter is an understatement. Still, I wouldn’t trade anything for the past 7 years & my life is infinitely more fulfilling today. #transformationtuesday

Daddy used to hit golf balls into a soybean field. Sometimes I would do it, too & then spend hours finding them and putting them in a bucket to do it all over again. Daddy had a beautiful swing. He was a great athlete with what he called “The McBride Finesse”.
I remember how he’d stop, leaving his trunk open and to pull woods & irons from the bag.
#soybeanfieldsforever

From my daily painting series ..

Audacity of Existing
60x49”
oil, Flashe, graphite, wax crayon, spray paint, lithocryon, acrylic and oil pastel on panel
#contemparyart #painting #abstraction #transartist #transart

#transman #transformation #trans #oldertransman

7 years on T up on Earl Cornbread YouTube channel. I have documented my transition for the last 7 years. It’s been truly awesome. https://youtu.be/RsrLTb67EvA

When I was a kid, I stuttered. My Uncle Tom stuttered, too. Uncle Tom didn’t want folks making fun of me. He told me to go into the woods and talk to a tree. The tree isn’t expecting anything so there’s no rush.
This is my tree. It let me talk. It was patient, steadfast and helped me heal. I was a kid when I made this painting. I gave myself an aviator hat. I had a crush on Amelia Earhart - still do. I am wearing a magic robe for protection but underneath, all bones and heart.

When I was three, I started wearing Papa’s hat & asked folks to call me Sam.
I always knew I am me. #translivesmatter