Hi everyone, my name is Verónica, but you can call me Ver.
Wow, this is the first time ever that I've used this name to refer to myself.... It feels right, it feels scary, but mostly, it feels like me.
I'm extremely new to transitioning and have just started serious inquiry into the process, identifying, and beginning what I'm hoping will be a very rewarding journey to a place of absolute honesty about who I am. In all honestly, I'm terrified. This has been an long discernment process that has come in waves throughout my life, as I'm sure many of you can identity with. It is most recently that my thoughts around transitioning have been the strongest they've ever been and I'm experiencing a lot of anxiety and depression related to coming to terms with what I feel like I've known for most of my life: that I'm a transgender woman.
I'm looking forward to meeting you all through this forum and having the support of your experiences, strength, and hope on this journey.
A bit about me: I live in Los Angeles, I'm 27 years old and I'll be turning 28 this summer. I'm a PhD student in comparative literature and I love reading and writing even when it's not demanded of me. I love movies, beauty, and hiking. I'm an outdoorsy person through and through. I love the smell of the mountains and the trees. Like I said, I'm entirely knew. I am in the process of finding a psychologist in the LA area to begin getting mental support and taking the right steps toward moving forward with the transitioning process, so I'm still presenting full-time as male. I look forward to when that can change.
I would love to connect with other trans women of color. I'm Latina and my culture has and will continue to play an important role in how I understanding my gender identity.
I'm so glad I'm here!
