hi from australia

[cutekitten]

Hello evryone

Finally decided to register after reading all of your posts for many years!
I am an androgynous person, born male, but I might be on the verge of transitioning to be a woman.

I am 36 yo and live in cairns, Australia. I came out to my mother and sister recently and it triggered a will to finally transition. It feels so weird because I had resigned myself to accepting being andro and making sure I kept happy keeping my feminine  attributes while also lying (or at least not telling everything) to most people around about how I feel. I beleive most think I am gay as I havent dated a girl for 5 years and I seriously do not care what people think
So for unrelated reasons I am soon moving to new zealand and I am thinking that might be a perfect situation to transition. I have also for the first time have had a vision of a roadmap towards that goal, something that prevented me for doing so some 15 years ago. The fact that my sister and mother (very very close to both) know have relieved me from that fear...
Anyway I am looking forward to posting more!
Take care
alexis

[AnonyMs]

Hi from Sydney!

[Mikaela]

Hello from Florida! Visited Australia back with my stint in the Navy, as far north as Brisbane, as far south as Hobart...Beautiful country and beautiful people. Great to hear from you!

[Sno]

Kia ora, welcome. I'm sure that you'll receive the formal links package in due course, and a good choice on jumping the ditch

There are a few Aotearoans here, and you'll see us posting when the north is dark.

(Hugs)

Rowan

[Ella2Marques]

HI from Florida. Welcome to the great sisterhood (and brotherhood). Do you have many friends and support groups in Australia?

[Cindy]

Hi Cutekitten and Welcome to Susan's

I'm in Adelaide and we have many members from Australia. You are most welcome and have a good look around.

I know there are good services in Cairns and near Cairns for therapy and I can send you links to them if you so wish.

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[Jessie007]

Hi from Sydney also.

[V M]

Hi Alexis 

Welcome to Susan's Place    Glad to have you here, join on in the fun

Hugs

V M

[Svipul]

Hi :O I'm from Australia tooo~ Good luck with everything!

[JeanetteLW]

  Hi Alexis,

  I'm Jeanette, self appointed unofficial greeter here at Susan's place.  Sorry i took so long in saying hi. I've been out of town busy with my own life. I'm here now sooo... Welcome Alexis come on in. Another aussie huh? Got a lot of you types here (some mighty fine folks too) Sit, sit over there ----.  take your pick of seats.  oooops not that one, (that's Devlyn's) I know it was comfy though huh. She keeps it that way her own overstuffed little cat basket. You should see her curled up in it. I swear she purrs.  Yeah that one is okay Michelle won't mind.
   So you thought andro was enough and found out different did you? I know that feeling. I had myself fooled for years into thinking crossdressing was enough. Then I discovered HRT and WAM! I was doing it just like that. I discovered I was really a trans-woman and crossdressing was no longer enough. So yeah realizations happen they sneak up on you and slap you in the face.  Actually doing something about it is a bit scary though. Oh not the meds, I don't even think about that. It the changing, having to accept being trans for myself and having to come out to others. That's the hard parts.  I needed to ask for help. I get a lot of help and support right here at Susan's. But I'm talking about professional help from my doctors and a gender therapist. I was never one to seek out therapy but for this I thought it might help so I go.  It's is good to have someone you can openly talk to without fear of recrimination. If you haven't done so I recommend trying it.

  Well anyway welcome to Susan's and he happy in whatever you do.


  Hugs,
   Jeanette

[cutekitten]

Thank yuou everyone for your warm welcome!

I haven't seeked any kind of therapy yet as I am leaving cairns in 2 months for a 3 months trip overseas and I will be relocating to NZ in september. So I am waiting to be in NZ to go and see a doctor
I had however had a few appointments at the gender society of NSW when I was still living in sydney circa 2010. However I did not pursue when I was asked to come out to my parents, and I chickened to do so

I am not planning to come out to my dad, he will never recover and is already mentally broken down for minor issues in his life which most people wouldnt. He is a very depressed and sad,73yo man, so it is for his best interrest. He lives 10 000km away on a french island in the indian ocean and we have only seen each other only twice  in 10 years which makes this task easier as well.

[cutekitten]

  Hi Alexis,

  I'm Jeanette, self appointed unofficial greeter here at Susan's place.  Sorry i took so long in saying hi. I've been out of town busy with my own life. I'm here now sooo... Welcome Alexis come on in. Another aussie huh? Got a lot of you types here (some mighty fine folks too) Sit, sit over there ----.  take your pick of seats.  oooops not that one, (that's Devlyn's) I know it was comfy though huh. She keeps it that way her own overstuffed little cat basket. You should see her curled up in it. I swear she purrs.  Yeah that one is okay Michelle won't mind.
   So you thought andro was enough and found out different did you? I know that feeling. I had myself fooled for years into thinking crossdressing was enough. Then I discovered HRT and WAM! I was doing it just like that. I discovered I was really a trans-woman and crossdressing was no longer enough. So yeah realizations happen they sneak up on you and slap you in the face.  Actually doing something about it is a bit scary though. Oh not the meds, I don't even think about that. It the changing, having to accept being trans for myself and having to come out to others. That's the hard parts.  I needed to ask for help. I get a lot of help and support right here at Susan's. But I'm talking about professional help from my doctors and a gender therapist. I was never one to seek out therapy but for this I thought it might help so I go.  It's is good to have someone you can openly talk to without fear of recrimination. If you haven't done so I recommend trying it.

  Well anyway welcome to Susan's and he happy in whatever you do.


  Hugs,
   Jeanette

Hi Jeanette,
For me crossdressing only was acceptable  because I was gifted a body that fitted my personality I feel lucky to be only 58 kg and naturally hairless torso, and I have had long hair since I was 12yo... But I always knew that I would prefer to transition if I could be sure I was accepted by my close relatives.
I have also taken the wrong path of self administrating hormones several times in the last decade. It is just stronger than me. And I know I might feel the urge to continue doing so and it is one of the factor that is pushing me to get medical help. cant wait to be on prescribed HRT!