Hey everyone :), I'm Nathan. I'm a guy born with a female body who is introducing himself for the first time with the right name and pronouns. Right now I'm starting a new year in school and today in art class my teacher told us to separate ourselves into two lines consisting of males and females and told us to fit into what makes us most comfortable with. That alone made me smile but I still lined up in the female section since there is no way I'm going to give hints and stuff away like that.
I'm still struggling to make myself more optimistic and happy in this extremely anti-LGBT+ home I live in. Due to the way I dress and act, my parents keep telling me to be more like a "girl" (gender stereotypes >:( ). However I stay happy by telling myself that I'm not broken nor it is anyone's fault, and surround myself with my interests which includes music and the internet (you should see my collection of rare pepes.)
I'm really glad that a great website like this exists or else I don't think I would be alive right now. Thank you Susan's Place for helping me realise who I really am and to accept it. :D
Hey Nathan!
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Cheers
Grace
Big warm welcome to Susan's Nathan
Sorry that your family is giving you a hard time... but stay happy and positive and plan for when you can get going properly, which I hope is not so far off for you.
Look forward to seeing you around the forum's
L Katy :-*
Hello and welcome :)
Nice name :)
You could have a look here for a few resources:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,188309.msg1674885.html#msg1674885
There is also a chat on susans by the way.
You might think about a good gender therapist... a supportive person to help you along...
if they are not supportive look for another...
you might tell at home you want counseling, for emotional purposes, and pick someone who has gender on their list...
if its connected with emotional issues or depression it might be covered...
or you might ask at plannedparenthood, a lgbt center or a teacher you trust for counseling and a referral...
its a step by step process, but many have done it before and succeeded... just take the time you need but keep at it...
and it can be fun to explore a bit...
and if you feel ike it please reach out... you can call here:
they also have a chat...
http://glbthotline.org/hotline.html
http://translifeline.org
many *hugs*
Hi Nathan, welcome to Susan's. Your among friends now. I look forward to seeing you around the forums. Good luck and Hugs
Mariah
Hi Nathan :icon_wave:
Welcome to Susan's :) Glad to have you here, join on in the fun
Hugs
V M
Welcome brother!
Hi Nathan, I'm Stephen. I'm new here as well. Nice to meet you :)
(I may have one or two rare vintage pepes myself)
Thanks for the warm welcome! :D
A hearty welcome to Susan's, Nathan.
:)