Me, Myself and the rest of the world

[Tristan_Markus]

Hi all, the names' Tristan. I'm a 23 y/o Pre-Op, pre-T FtM.
I'm not going to say this process isn't brand new and totally scary because it is but also liberating.
i grew up in a super conservative huge catholic family on long island, having recently moved out to chicago by myself for school i have finally had the option to express something that i feel i have always known. when i was about 4 or 5 yrs old i insisted on a boys name which my parents would have none of, i was always had more in common with my guy friends and i never fit in with or understood girls, including my sister. i hated being limited by a body i didn't connect with and couldn't understand why i had to accept these things. unfortunately i believe permanent transition in far off for me because of financial reasons associated with my education but at least i can take mental steps showing the world the person i have always known i am.

[stldrmgrl]

Welcome to the forum, Tristan!

[supremecatoverlord]

My aunt is from Long Island.
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Yeah, I grew up in a Catholic background (Italian Catholic to be specific) as well.
If you find the right person though, I'm sure they'd be more than happy to help you.
Until I came out to my family, they were very insistent on gender roles and norms as well.

[Devlyn]

Hi Tristan, welcome to Susans! I'm from the Boston area. There are folks here from around the world, you'll make lots of friends. See you around, hugs, Tracey

[RachaelAnn22]

Welcome Tristan,it's nice to meet you.Hugs,Rachael.

[Felix]

Hi Tristan. Being who you want to be can be scary, but it's worth it.

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