Mandatory six month HRT anniversary timeline post incoming!
That's me with the Legos. Why start the timeline with such an early pic? Because that's around the time in my life when I started to wonder if maybe I was actually a girl. It'd be a long time before I found the courage to do anything about that though...
Oh dear... unfortunately this is the most recent photo of me dressed as a dude. For some reason this quote from Jaws comes to mind; "lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eye". Oh yeah, and that's a tin foil hat to keep out the government's mind control rays. Problem?
This was just before the first time I went out in public during the day as a woman. This was several months pre-HRT, pre laser hair removal, pre growing my hair long so I was wearing a wig and I hadn't really mastered make-up yet... what really stands out to me though is the terror in my eyes and the pallid whiteness of my skin that was visible even through the thick layers of make up. I was absolutely terrified about leaving the apartment... but I did.
This is the last photo of me before I started HRT. I was starting to feel more comfortable in my own skin around this time and I was feeling feisty.
Finally I'm on HRT and I got my hair cut! This was a happy day. I haven't dressed as a guy since.
...aaaaand skip to the end. Today! About a year since I decided to transition, 10 months since presenting as female in public and 6 months since starting HRT and going full-time. A woman at the grocery store kept misgendering me repeatedly and loudly while her co-workers laughed today which was quite humiliating so I guess I still have a long way to go. That did tarnish my six month anniversary experience a bit but overall I think I'm making okay progress so far. Right?
