went away just slowly went away little by little things got harder she said eventually i wasnt able to pay for basic necessities now bobbi is working as an executive assistant at a nonprofit and as an aide to an individual with disabilities she said she earns a small fraction of what she was making before she began her transition her bankruptcy was discharged as of early june she said jennifer bobbi pictured as the character of aunt barbara in commack ny adam riveraabc news she said she still performs as aunt barbara though rarely and is pursuing an acting career in local theater bobbi said that she didnt receive overly negative comments on her comingout facebook post but she said she has experienced some instances of strangers looking at her curiously and has been verbally harassed by strangers she added that while her sisters have been largely supportive my friends have really been my family i didnt ask for this no person thats transgender asks to be transgender this is not an easy route bobbi said i would love to continue being who everyone wants me to be or needs me to be or thought i was but i cant bobbi said i have to be true to myself i have to be who i am im the one whos going to be living the rest of my life i have to i have to be happy with myself i have to feel whole i have to feel right and ive never felt right i finally am feeling right thats huge abc news kaelyn forde jessica hopper and michael huberman contributed to this report