“I’m going to continue exactly what I was doing before and I’m going to be fucking awesome.”
“I learned early on to be ashamed of it
and keep it a secret. And I did a really, really good job of hiding it
from everybody, including myself in a lot of ways.”
It was while
on a tour in the UK in 2014 that Jordan reached breaking point, deciding
that she no longer wanted to deny her true identity. “I decided that if
I wanted a shot at a happy life and a happy future, then I needed to
transition.” After coming home in October 2014 and telling her family,
friends and bandmates Benny Davis and Lee Naimo, Jordan started the
transition process in March 2015.
She revealed that she was
fearful of giving up the life she knew and loved as a performer, and
engaged with stories of fellow transgender entertainers like Lana
Wachowski and Laura Jane Grace.
“Being trans does not mean you have to
give up on your life, or your friends, or your family, or your career or
your achievements. I’m going to continue exactly what I was doing
before and I’m going to be fucking awesome.”
