This week is my 1 year anniversary of accepting myself as trans. A year ago I was terrified. I was transphobic. I had no intention of transitioning. I thought that if I came out that I would be attacked and or killed. I thought that practically no one would accept me. I would have done anything to swap my XY for XX and have my body be retroactively remade.
Today I'm happy and am mostly at peace with myself. I'm at month 6 of HRT, which is still greatly improving my mind. I feel like I have made more friends in a year than I did in the last 4 years combined. I've met some really awesome people both here and in real life both trans and cis. I have let go of transphobia. I even believe that thanks to HRT I'm even finding it easier to talk to overweight people. I have had a number friends who were overweight, but it was always difficult for me at first. Now I can usually see the person underneath.
I really do feel like being transgender has been a strange but rewarding gift. I wouldn't choose to be cisgender as it would be just as much of a lie as living life as a man. Its been a crazy ride. I can't even begin to imagine where life is going to take me in this next year.
