article_snippet.sent: Five years ago today, I came out of the closet,' Rye explained on the ModCloth website. '
article_snippet.sent: Today, these are the clothes that came out of the closet. '
article_snippet.sent: what my cross-country moves [from Ohio to New York to LA] were about, and in a big way, my coming out as transgender. '
article_snippet.sent: I’d started getting real open and honest onstage in my act, and one day I realized I couldn’t really be honest if I was living a lie.
article_snippet.sent: I waited years for someone to come along and tell me that it was okay to be me before I finally realized that someone was me.
article_snippet.sent: While speaking to the brand about the campaign, Rye explained how society's attitude toward her has changed since her made the decision to come out as a transgender, noting that many people feel that many people are entitled to question her motives for doing so.
article_snippet.sent: Breaking out: Rye, who came out as a transgender when her was 27, says that 'living an honest life' is the most important thing to her .
article_snippet.sent: I think the downright most rude thing is when people flat out just ask me about my plans for transitioning, usually some variation on if I intend to have surgery or not, which is an extremely personal question if you break it down.
article_snippet.sent: So what’s up with your junk?”' her explained. '
article_snippet.sent: it’s also an issue because it puts an emphasis on specific treatments as being indicative of if someone is or isn’t "really" trans.
article_snippet.sent: That can be a really dangerous attitude to run into for someone who’s just coming to terms with themselves or on the cusp of coming out.'