Being pointed out, even before hormones, or trying anything, that my backside looked like a girl, some guy 'caught' himself, and apologized. I was sad he apologized, but was reassuring.
From there, a lot...
Going out with family on my 21st birthday, to really show they supported me in every way possible last year. A week after, getting my hair done, finally seeing just ME back in the mirror, a really pretty girl, at only 7 months back. My mother, sisters, the rest of my family are all THE BEST family I could ever hope to have for this. You name it, they do it for my transition; love them SO much for this, they will never know. If she could, my mother would cover SRS, which really...it's amazing. They've made my life possible.
Then, basically just blending in all the time as another girl throughout school, really easily. Not to mention, life, I'm just seen as another woman, 99% of the time-though I do get some looks from the guys, hehe, though I think they try to hide it a bit. Apparently, I look good, even if I don't see it all the time; Facebook and family reassure me of this.
Lately, it's been advocacy work-doing the documentary I'm in, presenting in Philly with folks like Jazz, making a lot more friends, making differences for happier lives, etc. Finally, I am not alone, for the first time in my life, not to mention, so much more social, better posture, just my overall self, you know?
Last but not least, my prom, which thankfully was filmed. I met a life goal that day, to become prom queen, and my date was FTM, he got named prom kind. How cool is that, not only as a couple, but both transitioning too? I think we were the first in the world to be a dual transition prom royalty. I felt SO beautiful that night, like a model. Anytime I feel down, I go back to making a difference, and how I felt that night. I want my fellow youth transitioners to feel that GREAT about themselves, to know anything is possible, that things can and will be good.
