Coming out on Facebook

[asagirl]

This is my first post...

Two days ago I did not know what came over me. With out planning or preparing I told every one on Facebook that I was transgender and that I want to have a sex change from Male to Female. I have all my friends and Family on Facebook. I basically told every one that I no longer care about how people look at me or think of me and that I only have one life and I'm tired of not being happy. I also said that my appearance will not change the good person I am. Then I said if you don't want to accept me that I can just as easily cut them from my life as they can me. So far comments are positive and one friend is excited for me. Day after that I was a nervous wreck and feared going back online. But I did so I could face the reality of every thing. My Dad emailed me and just said looks like I'm going to have another Daughter. I personally don't care if he keeps calling me his son or if he decides to call me his daughter. Same go's for my Sisters and Mom.  I'm going to be happy. I'm waiting for a list of specialist that works with transgender individuals and going to start buying Women s cloth in a couple of weeks. YAY!!! I will also be taking my time with every thing I do and will not rush anything. I have years ahead of me to transition and this should let people get used to it little by little my self most importantly as well.

[FalseHybridPrincess]

Thats really cool

[Jill F]

Congrats!  I did the same thing.  It was like tearing off a band aid for me.  Once I had run out of sh%ts to give about what anyone thought, it was pretty easy.  Surprisingly, it wasn't a big deal.

You are wise to not want to rush anything.  It's all about the baby steps.  I'm just over a year in and have no end in sight, but it gets better every day.  Does a transition truly ever end? 

[Missadventure]

Congrats!  I did the same thing.  It was like tearing off a band aid for me.  Once I had run out of sh%ts to give about what anyone thought, it was pretty easy.  Surprisingly, it wasn't a big deal.

You are wise to not want to rush anything.  It's all about the baby steps.  I'm just over a year in and have no end in sight, but it gets better every day.  Does a transition truly ever end?

It's ironic that you used the phrase "tearing off a band aid"... That's a verbatim line from my FB come out post. I had been coming out to people one person at a time, and eventually I just reached this point where I was tired of doing that, so I wrote a facebook post saying "13 of you know already, but I'm tired of explaining this individually. So, ripping the bandaid off publicly. Some of you wont get it, or care to, feel free to use the unfriend button. For everyone else, if you have questions, please ask."

It wasn't until the first few questions came in that I realized I didn't really say ANYTHING. Although, the fact that I changed my name, gender marker, and profile pic caused most people to put two and two together.

That was the longest thread I ever had on FB. 73 replies, all positive. My friends surprised me that day.

[Missadventure]

This is my first post...

Welcome to the neighborhood. 

[barbie]

Writing can be more powerful and persuasive than talking.

barbie~~