I have hesitated to write about the Lucy Meadows case in the UK. Part of that hesitation has been because many of the reports of her "unsuspicious death" on March 20 labeled it as a suicide before it had been declared to be so. It has now become apparent, with the convening of an inquest and its subsequent adjournment, that may not happen.

My own relationship with the press upon transitioning…as a teacher…in Arkansas in 1992 contributes to that hesitation.

I have written about it. I am not sure if I ever shared the entire event.

Here's a snip:

"Hello. I'm [name forgotten] and I am a reporter for the Log Cabin Democrat [the small local daily] and I wondered if I could ask you some questions?"

"To what purpose?" I asked.

"Well, we received a copy of the letter you sent to your colleagues and we are planning an article about you."

After a long silence, as I contemplated which one of my "colleagues" had exhibited his collegiality in such a nice way, I replied, "And what is it you want from me?"

"I would like to interview you for the article."

This was another one of those occasions when one has to make a decision that can have momentous consequences...and one gets about a minute or less to think about it. I agreed to be interviewed by the woman on Thursday morning. I figured that at least this way I might have some input into the article.