Reply To: Transgender Transition

[Annette McD]

Hello, I’m definitely new to my acceptance of this, and have recently… finally came out as a gay man. I’m 40 years old, divorced, a 24 yo son(who I haven’t talked to since May)… I’ve been gay my whole life obviously, but kind of thought it would go away, or was just a little bit of curiosity.. I’ve realized it doesn’t work that way, and I have been literally creating an incredibly lonely and sad future for myself.

Coming out as gay was a revelation, but I’ve had nothing but love and support since then (about 2 months ago)… But… I’ve been cross dressing for almost 15 years now. Ever since my ex wife left a bunch of clothes after she moved out in ’06… I’ve finally come to terms with the fact that I am not who I have been portraying. Nor am I content being a “guy”…

I have a lot of support and am going to start the process of getting my shit together and moving ahead. I just can not be someone I’m not anymore…. Even though I’m still the same person, I’m not… Shit’s confusing as hell, right? Thanks for listening..