Kacey: new to Susans and to Minneapolis

[kaceynow]

Hi all!

I'm not sure that I have much to say that hasn't been said by others before, but I thought I might give a brief outline of my gender before I start making a fool of myself in too many threads.

When I was a kid I was pretty sure I was going to grow up to be a woman.  I knew that there might be some issues with this given my anatomy, but my family was very religious, so I did believe in miracles.  My teenage years did not turn out to be very miraculous, however.  I faded away into a shadow of myself, before finding a relatively androgynous presentation in my 20s.  Kids at least sometimes ask if I'm a boy or a girl, even if not as many adults call me "miss" as a few years ago.

Oh yeah, somewhere in there I was rejected from serving in missions with the church I was part of.  I had to fill out this form and even though there were no questions about trans issues, they did ask if I was gay so I thought I should write about occasional crossdressing and my trans desires.  A friend got in and that's when I found out that evangelicals see transgender issues as worse than pornography and premarital sex.  Well, that complicated my religious views.

I'm nearly 30 now, and I want to take my first steps presenting myself as female, because I can't die without knowing how that would work out for me.  It does seem like my gender dysphoria is more significant in the winter -- it's still there in summer, but I am an outdoors person so I'm a lot busier then.

Anyway, I'm joining the forum primarily to find people who can help me take my next steps, wherever they may go.

!!
Kacey

[Janet_Girl]

Hi Kacey,

Welcome to our little family. Over 4000 strong. That would be one heck of a family reunion.

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Janet

[Randi]

Hi Kacey and welcome to the Forum! If you want to learn about yourself and the process of finding out what to do next you are in the right place. When you have time go back and read some of the older posts-there is a vast amount of information to be found.

Randi

[Flan]

Welcome to susan's fellow inhabitant of murderapolis!

there are a number of therapists who work with gender variant clients in the metro, although I'm inclined to say avoid PHS (university of minnesota program of human sexuality) unless you really need your hand held as well as pay $6 for parking.

[V M]

Hi Kacey

Welcome to Susan's 

Things tend to hit me hardest during winter also and I live in religion central of the Great North West 

Wait till they get a load of me after 6+ months of HRT over the winter   

I'm only 3 month so far 

[gennee]

Hi Kacey and welcome. This is a great resource to ask any questions that you may have.

Gennee

[K8]

Welcome to Susan's, Kacey.  There's a lot of good information and lots of good people here.  Look around and jump in.

My religious background is very different, but when I was a kid I too figured I'd just grow up to be a woman.  Why not?  I had a healthy body.  It should just correct itself.  I gave up on that idea once puberty struck.

Now many years later, after years of repression and denial, I am making the changes I thought my body should have made on its own.

You are not alone.   Look around and explore.

- Kate