I’ve observed that many crossdressers and transgender women recognize their gender identity at a young age. For some, it’s an early realization, while for others, it unfolds later in life.
I’m curious about your experience…
When did you first realize you were female or had a feminine side? Was this something you felt as a child, or did it develop over time?
I’d love to hear your story! Feel free share your thoughts in the comments below!
Love,
Lucille
i had been a late bloomer i had always thought womens cloths looked good but never tried them on. then at twenty one my girlfriend made a bet. that i could not wear womens undergarments for 3 months. we where live with her dad that added i would have to wear what she did every day. needless to say by the end of the first month i had been hooked. it was not just the clothing it was primping makeup hair regiment. i stared to love it all. the part i loved the most had been the fact that could make my self look so convincing as a woman that i would go shopping at the mall that was nearby. by the end of the second month i hoped she would wear either a dress or a skirt and blouse. because i fell i n love with the way slips felt when walking, plus wearing heels clicking on the floor. then by the third month i started getting scared about going back to the they before. little did i know that this is what she wanted to. needless to say i have worn nothing but womans clothing ever since.
That is awesome you found a women that accept you for who you are. I realize from early age i would rather dress and act like a women then a man. I had to hide it most of my life anf i live as a heterosexual male. I found found a good women that caught me. By finding women clothes in my room and we almost broke up cause she thought i was cheating on her. She accepts i wear women clothes and i have a feminine side but it still weirds her out so even though she knows and accept it i still have to hid it :-(. So im happy you found a women you can do it openly with im a little jealous. But im really happy for you
What a lovely story. I’m happy to hear that you are fortunate enough to have found a woman who enjoys it too. – Donna
It started with me at age 5. I seemed to get along with girls better than boys. I would be playing with girls better than I would boys. I was very shy and very emotional. I would have the girls place makeup on me and loved it so much. Girls would always be jealous over my long eye lashes and eyes. They would compliment me on how pretty i would be as a girl. They would love to see me in a dress and nibble kiss me with lipstick on me with hugs that made me feel special with them as friends. It made me feel I was in the right place that suited me and made me feel whole as a girl. The 60’s was not a era that boys who had feminine feelings could explore that. I had to hide and be private and not let my father or mother know. When I was left alone for times i would sneak into my mothers things and wear them. God did I love that. Slips, Girdles, Heels, Dresses,Lipstick and Jewelry :). Then in High School it seemed to slip away and I needed to fit in as a boy :(. But deep inside my real self struggled to blossom. Then in the Navy and there wasn’t any room. I got married and then one day by myself and my wife at work it hit me hard and I would wear her stuff at age 35.. I would be so complete when I dressed as a woman in her clothes. I would do this for a few hours and struggle at times emotionally inside. I always knew my life had feminine qualities inside and its a hard road being a male on the outside when I am woman on the inside. I am divorced now and I am able to be me more and more at age 56 :))) .. Kiss From Essie
I knew I was in the wrong body ever since I was 4 years old. I always wondered why girls got to wear dresses and why I couldn’t wear dresses. I started dressing up when I was around 12 years old, I wore my cousins dresses and Heels as well as the bra, pantys, pantyhose, swim suits Etc. I finally felt normal in this crazy messed up world. I dressed up in women’s clothing for years, and still didn’t know how to get on HRT. My family gave me a girls phone number because they wanted grandkids, and I thought I could get rid of these feelings if I started dating a woman, and the feelings did go away for a few years, then the feelings came back stronger than ever before. I eventually told my wife that I wanted to be a woman and she was in shock but she thought it was just a phase, then it went away again for a few years with therapy, a lady therapist and we had a child 5 years later. We eventually got divorced and I changed my name to Tamara and my family had a fit. So they paid to have my name changed back to my original name and I have gotten closer to my child since then. I still dress up and I still want to be a woman but I am the only parent that he can be calm around because his mom married a mean man that was nice at first then showed his true colors, this is why I can’t become a woman anymore, but my child is more important, Thank you Lucille for all you help, I will still subscribe to your emails.
I knew at the age of 10 that I was not the correct sex. I found my sisters bra and started wearing them. She caught me wearing her bra and told my parents and they didn’t really know what to do. They had me see a psychiatrist who asked me why everything else but not about crossdressing (It was not understood in the 60’s). I hid it while in the military and for the first three years of my marriage when I mail ordered my first femme clothing. I have gradually dressed more and more until 2000 when I started wearing female underwear and padding (gradually getting larger) at home as well as at work. I now wear a D size silicone form all the time. I tried to get HRT going but the Dr wouldn’t prescribe me hormones because of my borderline diabetics. My dream is to full transition to female completely, but don’t see that happening.
I started when I was about 10-12yrs. Found a girls bikini swimsuit while on holiday at my grans. Then would wear it out of sight on my dads farm. Collected what I could to transform myself. My mums clothing as well. Now have a nice
collection after 40 yrs and still adding.
I started wearing my Mom’s clothes at 12, but didn’t start going out until in my 30’s. From there, It was a gradual progress. Now, I am retired and widowed and want to live full time as a woman. I do everything I can to be a woman, makeup, earrings, painted nails, always short dresses and skirts, bra and panties. Heels when I am really dressed up. I love being a girl.
i was told since i was a toddler my parents wanted a girl and i was supose to be a girl named Jennifer (they didn’t know my sex til birth but the dr. said he thought i was a girl from the ultrasound) so i had a pink room til i was 3.
i liked playing with both dolls and go-joes loved playing house and had many more female friends.
i was very jealous of my 2 sisters for reasons i didn’t know.
had sex dreams as a girl from age 5.
i didn’t pass hs and was constantly in trouble.
not till i was 13 did i start dressing up in secret.
I’ve only excepted being a cd for ten years but have only thought it was a kink. 10 years have passed with many failed relationships. my current i was 100% honest with her and myself she excepts kim but idt she’s attracted to her 🙁 so i dress and go out at night with her Seldomly seeing me dolled up.
will i ever transition thats undecided, as for now no as its far too pricey plus my jobs i work would never except me (blue collar) so id have to relearn EVERYTHING plus become a girl i just don’t see it in my future.
maybe in my next life i’ll get it right :/
hi Lucille, yes I too add to the common thread of wanting to be a girl since I was 4-6 years old. I would put on my mother’s lipstick quite often. I’ve always said for me it all started with orange lipstick! Trouble was, I didn’t do a good job of removing it and ended up with orange lips for an hour or so and my parents knew I was wearing lipstick. Once I was big enough (teen years) this moved to mom’s bra and girdle and her clothes. I looked like my mom (named Virginia) and her friends always said here comes Virginia and Little Virginia. I had curly blonde hair and the women always said “oh what beautiful hair you have, you should have been born as a girl.” Imagine what that did to my psyche from a very early age. Too long ago. Society not ready for trans women back then, so here I am, a happy cross dresser and wanna be woman. Love reading all the comments here. Please feel free to reply here if you ever want to talk about my story or yours or follow me on Pinterest.
Love,
Georgie Rae
you’re really pretty and your story sounds all too familiar, I’m glad your happy with who you are.