I've been here a few months... I kinda lack a fixed gender identity, so writing an introduction has been hard for me. I was assigned male at birth 34 years ago, and raised by a Marine and a feminist hippie.
Lately, I've been identifying as a tomboy. Largely, this is because I've kinda lived as a tomboy: with the boys, but always identifying as "other" than them despite being AMAB. My closest friends have been tomboys and femme boys. I always crushed on lesbians... or maybe that just stuck out because those crushes always went unrequited.
I've started socially transitioning (some friends know I'm queer) and I'm finally seeking HRT seriously. My wife is finally being supportive after a few serious bumps, and last night, she said she was happy for me that I was going to call a doctor to make an appointment to consult about HRT!
I'm happy to be here (Susan's) this week. That hasn't been true most of the time. I refer to all this as my "gender ->-bleeped-<-," or "gender issues," depending on how I feel that day. So accepting it is still a challenge. But, progress is progress.
