"You have to have a clear division. I change clothes immediately. I set my work stuff down. And then I don't touch it. I don't look at it. I don't think about it. For the rest of the evening, she tries to inhabit the life that feels real - the one she shares with her wife, Dani, in Orlando. The one where she reads books, plays tabletop games with friends, and occasionally loses herself in the sprawling universe of X-Men comics."
"I love teaching. There is something really wonderful about helping students realize literature and language are powerful things. For years, she believed that staying in the classroom, even under difficult circumstances, mattered. Her hope, she said, was that simply existing as herself in front of students might mean something to teenagers quietly trying to understand their own identities."
Saoirse Stone, a transgender high school English teacher in Orlando, Florida, has developed a daily ritual to compartmentalize her work and personal life. Upon arriving home, she immediately changes clothes, sets aside work materials, and avoids thinking about school for the remainder of the evening. She spends her personal time with her wife Dani, engaging in activities like reading, gaming, and enjoying X-Men comics. Stone teaches multiple advanced courses including 11th-grade English, AP Seminar, AP Research, and Cambridge General Paper, while also coaching the school's Esports team. Despite loving teaching and believing in the value of her presence as a transgender educator for students questioning their identities, she maintains this strict division as essential to keeping herself intact.
Read at Advocate.com
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