Well I am a "goddamned tranny". Born a boy, grew up confused, figured out why,
did something about it. I am no longer confused. A little strange, perhaps, but harmless. OK, mostly harmless.
I felt wrong. It may have been all in my head, but it was just as real for me as it was for you. I particulrly remember
how miserable high school was. I was smart, skipped a grade, and found myself in high school
a year younger than my classmates. At an age when a year makes a big difference,
even without issues over how my body was changing and how I really really really didn't
like it.
A few people caught on to what was up. Halloween was often interesting, though my
Ms Hyde sometimes freaked people out. Just a little too good. By my early 20s I was
living fulltime as a woman. And doing it well. Many of us m-to-f types are tall,
and people often thought I was a model. It helps to be physically plausible, not the gorilla
in a dress stereotype.
One morning, shortly before my 25th birthday,
I woke up, looked in the mirror and said "Tina, it's time". My doctor agreed, and
I was in the hospital 3 weeks later. When people asked me what I got for my birthday
I looked them right in the eye and told them.:-)
Now? 25 years later I'm going grey, fail the pencil test, and have gained a little weight.
But I have a good life, a good job, and good family. If I had to do it again, I wouldn't change a thing.
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Well I am a "goddamned tranny". Born a boy, grew up confused, figured out why, did something about it. I am no longer confused. A little strange, perhaps, but harmless. OK, mostly harmless.
I felt wrong. It may have been all in my head, but it was just as real for me as it was for you. I particulrly remember how miserable high school was. I was smart, skipped a grade, and found myself in high school a year younger than my classmates. At an age when a year makes a big difference, even without issues over how my body was changing and how I really really really didn't like it.
A few people caught on to what was up. Halloween was often interesting, though my Ms Hyde sometimes freaked people out. Just a little too good. By my early 20s I was living fulltime as a woman. And doing it well. Many of us m-to-f types are tall, and people often thought I was a model. It helps to be physically plausible, not the gorilla in a dress stereotype.
One morning, shortly before my 25th birthday, I woke up, looked in the mirror and said "Tina, it's time". My doctor agreed, and I was in the hospital 3 weeks later. When people asked me what I got for my birthday I looked them right in the eye and told them. :-)
Now? 25 years later I'm going grey, fail the pencil test, and have gained a little weight. But I have a good life, a good job, and good family. If I had to do it again, I wouldn't change a thing.
- Tina