Welcome to Susan's, Robyn.

There's a lot of good information and good people here. Each of our stories is unique but we have a lot in common. Settle in, pull up a keyboard, and explore.
We are about the same age. I was 9 when news came out of Christine Jorgensen. I was 23 when the word "transsexual" first appeared in print. I was 26 when the first "sex-change" operation happened in the US. It was a different time.
I started transition at age 65 after finally coming out to my friends as a genderqueer cross-dresser. I've been very lucky, but it has still taken me all this time to finally become who I am.
Welcome to the forum and happy exploring.

- Kate
"It is never too late to become what you might have been." – George Eliot