I'm Kaylin,

So since I found myself lurking here so often recently I figured that I should probably make an account. I never really identified as a woman trapped in a man's body, but I had been struggling with depression and anxiety for most of my grade school life. To make a long story short, when I got to college things became too much, and I had a break down after which I started taking advantage of the therapy my tuition paid for. My therapist at the time was trans himself, and I was taking a lot of sociology and psychology classes at the time, and whenever the subject came up it resonated with me a bit... so in the years that followed I joined the campus support group. I recently graduated, and one of the first things I did now that I was free of college tuition (barely escaped with no student loans some how) was I set up a meeting with the local endocrinologist and got on estrogen.

That was about 6 months ago. I only recently have found my preferred name (Kaylin). I have a super supportive girlfriend, a super supportive circle of friends... and not so supportive parents. Anyways, I just wanted to say that I'm super excited to meet you guys.

Hi Kaylin,
  Looks like you are happier. Do you plan to transition all the way? You mentioned a girlfriend. If you do fully transition, what kind of relationship do you expect to have with this woman?

Tony,
Give the girl a break lol.

Kaylin,
Welcome,  congratulations on graduating debt free!  Very, very cool indeed.  Your family will probably eventually come around.  Mine did, but we're asking quite a bit to change both their view of us and probably their world view as well.  Give em time, give em information.  They might even find lurking around Susan's useful, but then again there is a lot of drama here so it just might scare them away

I look forward to your story, I admire your girlfriend, and I am glad you have a support group.  Transition can be unbelievably hard, as well as unbelievably rewarding.  Having people who get it that you can talk to is often the difference.  It is the we that gives us power, not the I.

Wishing you Fair Winds and Calm Seas,
Julie

I'm probably just going to be happy with just HRT to be completely honest... well that and laser once I can get a job. Once HRT has done it's job i'm planning on assessing my progress and seeing if I need Facial Feminization Surgery or what. I still have no idea what I'm going to do about my voice, but that isn't priority at the moment. As for bottom surgery... I have no plans for that, honestly I don't really like the idea of any surgery, surgery kinda hits my squick factor.

As for my girlfriend... she identifies as straight, but we've actually gotten a lot closer since I came out and even closer since I went on HRT. Once I get a job we are planning on moving in together and are thinking of marriage at some point. To be entirely honest I'm not really sure what her deal is, but she's told me at every turn that she is okay with this, and she has been there more than anybody else, and said not to worry about our relationship. I think at some point she might come out as bi... either that or she has just decided that she loves me even though I don't fall into her ideal group. Idk, we've been together for 5ish years now, through thick and thin... I don't particularly see that changing.

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It occurred to me that while I wrote about my story I didn't really write about myself x3 I just graduated in January with my BA in Cultural Anthropology, and a minor in English. I actually have a really strong academic interest in my transition as well, so I'm writing and documenting my progress. I enjoy writing, I keep attempting to write a sci-fi novel with a strong trans girl protagonist. I haven't found my plot just yet, but I definitely want to do my part to increase prevalence of queer fiction. In my free time I do a lot of forum rping, where i'm honing my writing skills. I'm also a PC gamer and a Mac/Linux enthusiast. I'm posting from my 5 year old macbook pro, and only a couple months ago I built my first gaming computer. I'm hoping next month I can go out camping in the mountains with my two best friends~

A big warm welcome to the family Kaylin! I hope you enjoy your time with us and get a lot out of it. So relax and dig right in! 

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