So... yeah. It's 4AM, I'm coming off a mental breakdown about this and I'm not sure how to start this thread, but the title is basically it: I'm coming out as a trans woman. I want to be a girl, use she/her pronouns... I can't continue living as my AGAB.
Some context: I've been "questioning" (read: trying, and failing, to deny this) for like 2 years but since a few months ago, I've just fully accepted that I'm trans and that there's no shame on it. I really, really can't imagine a future where I continue living as a man, the idea of it alone is enough to make me consider you-know-what, and while I'm terrified of it, I definitely need to start taking steps towards my transition.
This is the first step, I guess. It's kinda funny how afraid and nervous I am of coming out to what's essentially a bunch of strangers on the internet, but well, it's good practice for when I have to come out irl at least? Would be kinda weird to pretend I'm brave enough to actually start HRT and all that jazz if I can't even write a thread here.
Anyways, I realize this might come as a shock to the bunch of you I talk to regularly on discord considering how I normally act, but well... I just hope this doesn't make things too awkward. I'm still the same weirdo I am regularly, don't worry about that (or sorry if you expected me to change like that!)
As to why this is a thread, to be honest, I think I needed to write this for myself more than for other people. I did consider just changing my gender in my profile and adding pronouns (that feature is awesome, btw!), but to do that without an explanation would probably weird out some people and now I get a thread to link to if anybody asks.
That's pretty much it from me, I just hope y'all can accept me still. I just want to be happy, and it's clear to me that I won't be able to unless I do this.
Some context: I've been "questioning" (read: trying, and failing, to deny this) for like 2 years but since a few months ago, I've just fully accepted that I'm trans and that there's no shame on it. I really, really can't imagine a future where I continue living as a man, the idea of it alone is enough to make me consider you-know-what, and while I'm terrified of it, I definitely need to start taking steps towards my transition.
This is the first step, I guess. It's kinda funny how afraid and nervous I am of coming out to what's essentially a bunch of strangers on the internet, but well, it's good practice for when I have to come out irl at least? Would be kinda weird to pretend I'm brave enough to actually start HRT and all that jazz if I can't even write a thread here.
Anyways, I realize this might come as a shock to the bunch of you I talk to regularly on discord considering how I normally act, but well... I just hope this doesn't make things too awkward. I'm still the same weirdo I am regularly, don't worry about that (or sorry if you expected me to change like that!)
As to why this is a thread, to be honest, I think I needed to write this for myself more than for other people. I did consider just changing my gender in my profile and adding pronouns (that feature is awesome, btw!), but to do that without an explanation would probably weird out some people and now I get a thread to link to if anybody asks.
That's pretty much it from me, I just hope y'all can accept me still. I just want to be happy, and it's clear to me that I won't be able to unless I do this.
