Hello everyone!
My name is Zoe, and I wanted to introduce myself to all of you. I am currently 25 (for only two more days) and I am a MTF, who started taking hormones about two months ago.
I currently live in the middle of the desert, which was not my best decision of all time :) but I had family out here and I thought it would be nice to stay in close contact for awhile as I finish my degrees.
I am a total Psych nerd and I had my first research paper published a year ago, which is one of my proudest moments of all time.
I never really saw being transgendered something to be nervous about until I was beat up in high school for it. For years after that incident I tried to hide who I was because I was petrified of it happening again. I suppose in some small way, I still am, but I just stopped caring about it as much. It makes me unbelievably depressed to not be on hormones, and I'm happier than I've been...perhaps in my whole life.
I first knew I was in the wrong body when I was 6 years old. My family lived in Georgia at the time, and I felt as though I just had to be a girl. I ended up telling my mother when I was 16 about my feelings, and she responded better than I ever could have hoped. She got me into see a therapist and I was even offered hormones at 17. I wish I had taken them then, but that is when I was beat up in high school for it, and I let that incident made me afraid to try again until I was 25. Now, I wouldn't stop this for the world. I absolutely love being on hormones :)
I like to keep to myself for the most part, but I was strongly encouraged to get out and meet other transgender people, and so I compromised and thought this seemed like as good a place as any to meet some people. I don't know anyone in person in town who is also transgender, but I'm sure they are here.
I do have a partner and we have been together for 6 years now. I can't believe it's been this long, but we mesh incredibly well. She knows about what I'm doing, and I am very lucky to have someone who shows me unconditional positive regard.
As a side note, I find it interesting that both my brother (FTM) and I are gender dysphoric. I don't actually know of any other examples of a family where two siblings are both transgender.
Anyway, I'm very happy to be here and I look forward to communicating with you!
Hey there, Zoe! Welcome, from sunny southern California.
Congratulations on getting published. I know the feeling. :)
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Hi Zoe, :icon_wave:
Welcome to our little family. Over 11485 . That would be one heck of a family reunion.
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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Janet )O(
Hi Zoe, welcome to Susan's Place! I'm near Boston, I lived in El Paso for awhile, that's pretty much desert.See you around the site, hugs, Devlyn
Happy birthday, Zoe. :)
Hello, Zoe, it's very nice to meet you! Congratulations on getting your research paper published, that's absolutely incredible!! It's great to meet another person who's into Psychology! I'm actually a Psych major, although I still have two years of undergrad left before I can move on to grad school and stuff. Anyways, I'll be looking forward to seeing you around the site!
It was great to hear from all of you, so thank you!
I look forward to talking with you more around the site!
Hi zoe,
Welcome and congrats on your paper.
I'm a Prof and as you know publish or die is how we get grants!!! Every paper ids a triumph!!
Oh I also live in Australia and it is basically all desert so no problems there.
I know several families with gender dysmorphia running through them, it isn't that uncommon.
One of the reasons that it is very clear that there is a biological 'cause' for gender changes. We just have to get that message through to bigots.
Hugs
Cindy