Who was the first person you told?

[Magnus]

My step dad when I was about 13. He was fine with it, as is everybody else I've since told.

[FebruaryFalls]

My girlfriend, she's still really the only one.

[LordKAT]

The judge when he read why I wanted a name change.

[AweSAM!]

I told an administrator for my universities' health services, only to find out that I was ineligible to receive therapy with my university health insurance plan due to some technicalities.

The first friend I told is a very old friend and co-worker of mine. We used to live on the same street and go to school together, and I've known him since I was around 6. We were drunk, and I told him. I also told him that I wasn't wearing an undershirt, and that I was in fact, binding. He reassured me that there's nothing wrong, and that he's honoured that I trust him that much to tell him. He also said that I am just the same, great person that I was before. I cried because what he said was so touching, with him consoling me for a few minute until some other friends and co-workers of mine entered the room also in a very drunken state.

[Adabelle]

I first told my girlfriend (who is now my wife of 6 years).

One night we were watching discovery channel or something and a documentary about transsexualism came on. We watched it together, and I watched her reaction to it. I saw compassion in her instead of disgust or discomfort.

I told her the next evening. At the time I had just started seeing a psychologist and started working through my thoughts, so I told her I didn't know if I needed to get a "sex change", I didn't think so, but I had felt I should have been born a girl for as long as I can remember. She's an amazing woman and I hope she and I can make it.

Since then I've told:
One of my philosophy/religion professors
A business partner
My parents
One of my best friends who is a truck driver
My brother and sister (most recent, within the last year)

Beyond my doctors, and electrologist those are the only people that know.