I saw this itinerary the other day, and said that I have to book it. The best man at my wedding lives near one of these ports, and I would like to see him one last time.
But first....
Yesterday, RQS and I paid for our next cruise and decided to take this cruise early next year. Both of us get to see people important to us, and both of us will be spending money that could have gone to a cruise in Marian mode. This is not as much of an issue as it seems, as RQS is warming up to the idea of spending life with me, more and more in Marian mode.
I wish I could take the above trip in Marian mode. Without knowing how any of the foreign ports deal with transgender people, I do not want to risk getting off the ship with government issued id that differs from my current gender presentation. Hopefully, I will be able to rectify this at some future date. Sometime soon, I plan to research how many foreign ports look at transgender people, especially those who are either in the middle of physical transition, or those whose gender presentation disagrees with that on their government issued id. In my case, I tend to play it safe with my travels, only getting off of a ship when I know my rights are protected by the locality. When I have any doubts, I stay onboard and stay safe in my bubble until the next port.
Is it right that we should fear to live full lives? No! Sadly, we are not able to force others to treat us fairly. But our money can do so. Greed is an important motivator for many people. If they can see profit in treating people with respect, they will do so. For us to be free, it will be our money that has to do the talking. In the future, I hope that it will be our money, and the size of our community that will make the difference for us when we travel to places on the route above.
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