Reply To: How Do You Know if You Are Trans?
AnonymousI have been crossdressing since the age of 4 and am now 55. I have been married for 27 years to a wonderful, supportive woman that is 100% ok with Jackie. My crossdressing started as a young child and progressed as a sexual thing into puberty where it remained until my early 50’s. Through various life changes I decided to go to counseling and group therapy to try to better understand my gender issues. Through this process I came out and started presenting myself as Jackie to the world. I can truly say I am the happiest I have ever been in my life. I am Jackie and I am living as my authentic self. I struggle with the labels. Am I trans? genderfluid? nonbinary? Who knows? When I look in the mirror I see a middle age man…when I am Jackie I feel beautiful and normal and feminine. I live mostly full time and am getting electrolysis on my beard. I do not envision getting any major surgeries but it’s not off the table. I don’t hate my genitals but don’t love them either. I would, however, love to have some real breasts either through implants or hormones. As of now I like to be “funtional” so not trying hormone therapy for now but it could happen in the future. Am I trans? Probably, but I just hate the labels and expectations associated with the labels. There are so many shades of gray. For now I am just me.
Love Jackie
