I am on a different path than many and have had an extremely hard time finding sisters who are willing to understand or accept me. I was diagnosed as transsexual and prescribed HRT to help me cope with my gender dysphoria. Unfortunately, at this stage of my life there is just too much for me to lose to transition. My wife and I are taking it one day at a time to find the balance that is right for us.
Prenatal hormones or nature's mistake, I am what I am (waiting for the results of my DNA karyotype). I wrestled with my gender issues since before grade school and bottled up that part of me when I got married in the early 90's. In 2009, my female self started to blossom and there was no longer anything I could do to stop it.
I am bean pole with intersexed features and have had no trouble passing since before I even started hormones. I thrive on presenting as my female self in public whenever I can. But there are just too many things I enjoy about my male life to give it up to live full time as a woman. The middle road is not an awkward place I am rushing to get through. I thrive on it.
Ginny