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Title: Greetings From Toronto
Post by: TorontoGirl4Life on May 12, 2012, 05:40:28 PM
Post by: TorontoGirl4Life on May 12, 2012, 05:40:28 PM
Hey Everyone :-)
I'm Carmen, 25 years of age and currently in preoperative state. I live in Toronto Canada and have a great boyfriend as well whose very supportive of my transition.
About My Gender Identity - At the age of 7 I had known that there was something very off about myself. I assumed that I was simply gay because of my attraction to boys. As life progressed, I found at the age of 19 that there still wasn't something quite right about myself. Having seen some documentaries and a bit of research I had found that I was clearly TG. That was a major changing point in my life as I wasn't sure what to do. Starting to transition isn't an easy thing at least not for me. I was lost and had no clue of who to talk to or how to go about things.
I eventually figured out a rough plan of what I wanted to do and so I had contacted clinics about HRT. I found a transman who had told me about a trans friendly clinic here that would help me out with this aspect of my transition and I got in touch with them. It took me about a year before I could obtain any meds because they needed to do a psychiatric evaluation to be sure that I had the gender dysphoric symptoms. Over the course of my 5 yrs in transition I have done countless hours of electrolysis which is still not done because I can't seem to find someone whose going to do it without screwing me over. I did some brief voice work training and took it from there and came out at my job last May.
The most difficult aspect of transition I think is to be open at your job. At least for me anyways, I find that the ignorances of others really comes out when your showing your TRUE self. But in the end I am confident enough to still go to my job as me and to face the BS head first.
Hopefully in 2013/2014 I will be undergoing the final aspect of transition which will include ' gender reassignment surgery '.
Sometimes I ask myself, would I do it again ?. I think I would because this is a pretty incredible opportunity to be able to do something so brave as to come out and transition and to be confident ect.
Anyways, I hope to make new friends here :-)
~ Carmen ~
I'm Carmen, 25 years of age and currently in preoperative state. I live in Toronto Canada and have a great boyfriend as well whose very supportive of my transition.
About My Gender Identity - At the age of 7 I had known that there was something very off about myself. I assumed that I was simply gay because of my attraction to boys. As life progressed, I found at the age of 19 that there still wasn't something quite right about myself. Having seen some documentaries and a bit of research I had found that I was clearly TG. That was a major changing point in my life as I wasn't sure what to do. Starting to transition isn't an easy thing at least not for me. I was lost and had no clue of who to talk to or how to go about things.
I eventually figured out a rough plan of what I wanted to do and so I had contacted clinics about HRT. I found a transman who had told me about a trans friendly clinic here that would help me out with this aspect of my transition and I got in touch with them. It took me about a year before I could obtain any meds because they needed to do a psychiatric evaluation to be sure that I had the gender dysphoric symptoms. Over the course of my 5 yrs in transition I have done countless hours of electrolysis which is still not done because I can't seem to find someone whose going to do it without screwing me over. I did some brief voice work training and took it from there and came out at my job last May.
The most difficult aspect of transition I think is to be open at your job. At least for me anyways, I find that the ignorances of others really comes out when your showing your TRUE self. But in the end I am confident enough to still go to my job as me and to face the BS head first.
Hopefully in 2013/2014 I will be undergoing the final aspect of transition which will include ' gender reassignment surgery '.
Sometimes I ask myself, would I do it again ?. I think I would because this is a pretty incredible opportunity to be able to do something so brave as to come out and transition and to be confident ect.
Anyways, I hope to make new friends here :-)
~ Carmen ~
Title: Re: Greetings From Toronto
Post by: Sephirah on May 12, 2012, 06:04:57 PM
Post by: Sephirah on May 12, 2012, 06:04:57 PM
Welcome to the site, Carmen.
From your posts you seem like a very bubbly, outgoing, fun-loving kinda girl. :)
Come on in and make yourself at home, it's great to meet you. *hug*
From your posts you seem like a very bubbly, outgoing, fun-loving kinda girl. :)
Come on in and make yourself at home, it's great to meet you. *hug*
Title: Re: Greetings From Toronto
Post by: TorontoGirl4Life on May 12, 2012, 06:30:41 PM
Post by: TorontoGirl4Life on May 12, 2012, 06:30:41 PM
Thanks very much !. I try to be as unique and outgoing and fun to be around as possible !. Big hugs :)
Title: Re: Greetings From Toronto
Post by: Ms. OBrien CVT on May 12, 2012, 07:40:04 PM
Post by: Ms. OBrien CVT on May 12, 2012, 07:40:04 PM
Hi Carmen, :icon_wave:
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Feel free to post your successes/failures, Hopes/dreams. Ask questions and seek answers. Give and receive advice.
But remember we are family here, your family now. And it is always nice to have another sister. (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsmileys.on-my-web.com%2Frepository%2FAnimals%2Fferret-3.gif&hash=f49e2f86761323f2abd9c33941920389dbb3b10f)
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Title: Re: Greetings From Toronto
Post by: Devlyn on May 13, 2012, 07:47:52 PM
Post by: Devlyn on May 13, 2012, 07:47:52 PM
Hi Carmen, it's nice to meet you! I live near Boston. This site draws people in from everywhere. See you around, hugs, Devlyn
Title: Re: Greetings From Toronto
Post by: RachaelAnn22 on May 13, 2012, 09:12:45 PM
Post by: RachaelAnn22 on May 13, 2012, 09:12:45 PM
Welcome Carmen,thanks for sharing with us.This is a good place to make friends.Hugs,Rachael.
Title: Re: Greetings From Toronto
Post by: kelly_aus on May 14, 2012, 04:15:45 AM
Post by: kelly_aus on May 14, 2012, 04:15:45 AM
hi Carmen,
A warm Aussie welcome to Susans to you!
Hugs,
Kelly
A warm Aussie welcome to Susans to you!
Hugs,
Kelly
Title: Re: Greetings From Toronto
Post by: Cindy on May 14, 2012, 04:23:37 AM
Post by: Cindy on May 14, 2012, 04:23:37 AM
Hi Carmen,
Sounds as if you have life on the go, Hugs from another Aussie
Cindy
Sounds as if you have life on the go, Hugs from another Aussie
Cindy
Title: Re: Greetings From Toronto
Post by: Demiguy on May 14, 2012, 08:15:53 AM
Post by: Demiguy on May 14, 2012, 08:15:53 AM
Hey Carmen, welcome!
So proud of you for being so brave! I'm glad you're here. :D
So proud of you for being so brave! I'm glad you're here. :D
Title: Re: Greetings From Toronto
Post by: TorontoGirl4Life on May 14, 2012, 10:12:04 AM
Post by: TorontoGirl4Life on May 14, 2012, 10:12:04 AM
Nice to meet you all and thanks :-) !!