hey everyone

[christy-lee]

hi people my name is christy-lee i am a m-f transgender who has not come out of the closet yet, i am 19 years old and have had this feeling most of my life no one knows that i am transgender, and i have not started the operation or hormones yet but once i come out of the closet i will

i have told my cousin that i am biesexual, and she took it ok, and this girl i met on the internet (who lives close to me) knows fully about me wanting to be fem but thats as close as ive got

oh yeh im from australia

[Chynna]

Well I was 24yrs old before I admitted it.

Welcome,
Christy-lee

[joanna]

Hi christy-lee,

May I extend my welcome also.  You are so very fortunate that you can start your journey at such a young age.  Don't wait too long, the time is now!!!

There are a lot of us here who are not so fortunate.  I am more than twice your age and going through the process of transitioning at this point in my life is much more difficult.  Oh how I wished the Internet could have been around when I was growing up.

Anyway enough about me.  I wish you the very best.  I sincerely hope everything works out for you.  And I am also a little jealous of you living in Australia.  I have always wanted to visit there, it seems like a very wonderful place but it is so very far away.  Maybe one day...

All my very best to you,


joanna

[stephanie_craxford]

Let me add my welcome to the others.

I hope that you find the site to be friendly and a safe place to be.  We have a few other members from Australia as well.  Feel free to join in the topics where you can and I notice that you have already posted to the forums.  Participation, and the wide variety of backgrounds of the members is what makes Susan's such a great place to be.  Take time to explore the site, read the rules and remember we have a Chat area, and the Wiki, which is a great resource to dig through.

Welcome again, you are among friends.

Steph

[christy-lee]

thank you people for such a warm welcome, it feels so good to be around people the same as me, i dont have to act so manly on these forums its really good 

[HelenW]

Welcome Christy-Lee!

You don't have to "act" in any way when you're at Susan's except as youself.  You can let the act go, hon'.  That's one of the best things about this "place."

Don't go too fast coming out, almost all of the coming out troubles I've read or heard about came from those who later said they went too fast.  I'm going slowly too even though I have to figuratively smack myself upside the head to keep my mouth shut sometimes!  Take advantage of the great stuff on this site, especially the WIKI, and feel free to ask questions and, if you wish, let us know what your thinking.  I'll be looking forward to reading more from you.

again, WELCOME!!
helen

[christy-lee]

thanks for the advice, Helen, im taking it turtle slow lol meaning i havent even been buying dresses and stuff yet because im scared that my family will see the packages (which they probably will)

[TheBattler]

Hi Christy-Lee,

As Step said there are many member here from Australia including myself (I live in Canbera). I hope you enjoy your time here at Susan's.

Alice

[christy-lee]

thanks fellow aussie(newcastle here)

and i was abit confused on wat to put in the male or female box so i put female because it makes me feel more feminine :p

[TheBattler]

I struggle with putting a feminie name for a while and now I consisder it a nick name or pen name. I know another member that is from the newcastle area but I am unsure if it is good to reveil her name here. I will talk to her online soon and see what she says.

Alice

[jaded]

hello and welcome im around your age and also not out to most people its not easy but i think well live through it hey look at all these people here

[christy-lee]

thanks for the welcome

one thing is for sure its definatly not easy and its hella confusing sometimes

p.s where abouts do u come from jaded?

[jaded]

somewhere over the rainbow (u.s) dont you just wish we could swich places?im talking about the fact that im f-m not that im american when did you know for sure?

[christy-lee]

yeh i would gladly switch places with u

ive known pretty much all my life but only really smart enough to realise what i knew at 13ish

well i knew around about 15 actually because 2 years before that i spent wanting to be female for a guy and i found how natural it for me as a female

was he was bi curious so so we were together for awhile but he broke it off 

[NightAngel]

Hey christy-lee Welcome here at Susan's!

I'm sure you will make a lot of new friends here and I hope you find the answers you are seeking here.

Good luck on your journey,


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Michelle

[Robyn]

Nice to have a new 'Sheila' here, Christy-Lee.  Welcome and G'day.