Hello! My name is Lily, I'm 19, and I just joined up today after my second transition appointment thing (is there a technical name for that?), so I thought now would be a great time to come here and contribute after
creeping 'watching from the sidelines' for so long.
If we're all sitting comfortably for story time, then I guess the best place to start telling my journey here is that I made the decision to transition last November, and I came out to my parents later that month (on my birthday no less, guess I discovered I had a bit of a flair for the dramatic at the same time!). Since then it was a long 8 month wait to be cleared for low level hormone therapy, but even with just making small changes as I felt comfortable with them I have become much happier than I ever was, and the prospect of my future for the first time actually has me uncontainably (which apparently isn't a word) excited!
But that really doesn't cover how miserable and confused the rest of my life has been, but in all honesty I'm more interested in facing the challenges ahead than ruminating (finally got to use that word) on the ones I've left behind. Oh, and what makes the world a special place to me? My Mum's home cooked lasagna, duh.
I'm looking forward to hearing what this amazing community has to say, Lily
