Hi everyone,
My name is Krista and I'm new here. I've been on a long slow path of transition that began in 2021 at age 59. I was in denial even as I started presenting gradually as female, convinced in my head that I could not be trans. I had never felt anything but male. I've had sexual issues; maybe this was a manifestation of that.
But my body kept sending me different messages. As my nails went from clear polish to pretty colors, I felt happy when I looked at them. Lipstick soothed me. I went from hating shirts that exposed any amount of my chest to feeling right in them.
The more female I felt and presented, the more sexually healthy I became. It's now clear to anyone who meets me that I'm not male, or not as male as their cis-male friends. Though it remains rare when I go out in public fully as Krista. I'm still nervous about transitioning. My wife is trying to adapt - that's the biggest brake on my accelerating need to present as my authentic self.
Thanks for listening ❤️
