I put 10-20.  I always remember my Mom teaching my things that little girls were taught cooking, housekeeping, stuff like that.  In middle school the boys took Home Ec and the girls took Shop,  part of a cross education experiment I think.  But I took to the Sewing, and cooking like a fish to water.  That is when the bullying started.  I was different and a target.  I started wearing my Mom's clothes when they were not home and it felt normal.  I did the same thing with my first wife.  It wasn't until I hit 20 that I found out that there was such a thing as ' A woman trapped in a male body '.  It was then that I knew of sure and I have been fighting it ever since, until NOW.  I am '' this close to full time and I can not be happier.

My vote was based on gender. I realized my gender identity when I was 17.

But I've always felt like I was in the wrong sort of body.

QuoteI am '' this close to full time and I can not be happier.

Oh yes !!  I have been fulltime for nearly 3 years and it is wonderful not ever having to think about it.  Of course, other challenges remain but at least I can concentrate on the medical side of things rather than whether I should be a man or a woman to suit circumstances 

I am obviously mindful of those of us that cannot go fulltime and I wish the best of outcomes for you but I believe that the sooner one decides, the better it is for you in the long term. 

Quote from: JENNIFER on July 22, 2008, 12:51:10 PMI have been fulltime for nearly 3 years and it is wonderful not ever having to think about it.  Of course, other challenges remain but at least I can concentrate on the medical side of things rather than whether I should be a man or a woman to suit circumstances 

That's a good way to put it. The major burden has been lifted from us. All that remains is tidying up.