Karen ("Hazumu")

55-year-old Transwoman (male-to-female)

Burner Virgin (Burgin)

Home - Sacramento, California. But I've lived in SoCal, Yuma AZ, Maryland, Japan, Bosnia, and traveled to England, Korea, Germany, Thailand, Philippines , Guam, Diego Garcia, Alaska, British Columbia…

I'm retired from the military, where I was an Aviation Ordnanceman, Admin, Logistics, Combat Engineer, and finally, a Military Broadcaster/Journalist.

I play drums, and spent two years in a 'Holiday Inn' road band, traveling around the western United States. I helped design/build/adjust/operate the band sound reinforcement system.

I shoot and edit video (I'm debating whether to bring a camera to my first BM…)

I've lived a life in two genders. I had my epiphany in 2005. Like they say, though - If you've met one transperson, you've met one transperson.

Why attend BM? I'm looking for a new tribe. I want to meet out-of-the-box-thinking people. I want beginner mind to sneak up on me when I least expect it. Maybe a Hero’s Journey will have me...

Why Poly Paradise? I’ve found that people who are sex-positive and sex-open-minded are more accepting of and comfortable with a transperson in their midst. I’ve had the same feelings of having found my tribe and of having ‘come home’ while attending Dark Odyssey and other sex-positive events. I’ve also noticed that sex-positive-event attendees tend to be more intelligent, creative, and emotionally open.

P.S., “Hazumu” is not a Playa name, just a handle I chose for myself for reasons best told over a responsibly-consumed adult beverage.