Staci,
I'm sorry to hear that this post affected you so badly. Sadly even in our own classifications of GID there are still a lot of judgmental people. People make comments about others voices, appearance, presentation and so forth. The reality is that someone who transitions at a young age is exactly the same as someone who transitions at 70 with the exception that the older gennerations didn't have the avenues to get help.
When I was young there was no Internet, the only contact with transsexualism was usually presented poorly on television and was usually a taboo subject. Because it was such a negative thing I hid mine so I wouldn't be picked on, ostracized etc. I didnt start my transition until I was 40, does that make me any less than someone who had more avenues to learn about GID? No not at all.
My sister was really good in accepting my change. It turned out she actually work with someone transitioning. When her coworker found out I had been married and had a child she ripped me over it. She told my sister if I knew I was transsexual and that I had no bipusiness starting a family knowing that. This person has never met me, my family or knows anything about us but chose to judge me.
Insecure people judge and make it known. It makes them feel better about themselves and they do it at the expense of someone elses feelings. How sad. Pease don't let them get you down or lessen your own place in dealing with this crazy defect. The best gift you can give yourself is self acceptance and losing the guilt of it and screw what anyone else thinks, whether it is Joe Public or another trans person
