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
When I was 5 I wanted to be a princess or the mermaid in the towns fancy dress parade in England. I was made to be a middle ages soldier instead and I can remember crying all day.
Hi lucille . I have allways felt like a woman unfortunately for me, IHave Started my transition late in life. ever sinze i was a litte boy I Knew that I was born with the wrong gender,I have never been able to cop with this isue but now i know that i am not a freak and that i am no longer afraid i have come forward to family and friends i hope that i been helpfull. i am on hrt and i am also using gaba . i kow that transitionig takes time i migth never achive ai totally female body but if i dont ashive vmy goal in 3 years i will go under the knife if my breasts do not increase in size. Also i thank you for sending thise email . i am writig to you on my cellphone , I Apollogize for my spelling sinze i kinda hard on acount of my small keyboard .Sincerelly Xenia.
hi,
I knew I was a girl at a very young age. also, my parents and grandparents knew as well. the nice part is that my parents and grandparents helped me to transition early. a problem that exists in the midwest, and rust belt cities, is that aggreasive bible zealots are still forcing their faith through local governments to prevent people from being their full selves.
it is important to be you, and I am happy for the love of my fiance and of our families.
hugs and kisses,
diana
I knew something was off since I was a kid but being raised in a Christian household I cast aside those thoughts and feelings and ignored the dreams I had where I would transform into a beautiful woman. It wasn’t until my junior year of college that I realized I was really a girl and I had ignored a lot of signs up to that point. I also figured out it doesn’t have to oppose my faith and they can coexist. It’s been two and a half years and I’m getting close to living full-time.
Hi!
I knew I was a girl when I was around 4-5 yrs old. I had a sister that was 18 months older than me and I would beg to play dress up. She would always dress me and we would play together dressed as girls. My dad was an alcoholic so used to try and “beat the girl out of me” when he came home after a night of drinking. The beatings continued until he passed away when I was 11. I have cross dressed and have stayed in ‘the closet” ever since. I am now 52 yrs. I often wonder if I had been born this day and age to more open minded parents what would have happened. ….Jill
I can remember always feeling like I didn’t fit in, not really in a super negative away (I was always pretty easy going and accepting of whatever happens to and around me), I just knew that I wasn’t aligned with the way I was supposed to be. I found out for sure in sixth grade when I got the opportunity to try crossdressing for the first time. I was never really in denial about how I felt after I found out, I was just too afraid to tell anyone, so it took me a long time to come out. Now I’m 20 and I just started HRT almost a month ago! :]
I knew something was “different” early on, but did not realize until my teens, just what it was. The night that it hit me, was the one and only time I have ever tried to kill myself. When I woke up in the hospital the next morning, I decided to bury it as deep as I could, and never mention it. This caused me great anxiety and depression for most of my life,through two failed marriages. Until @ 40, I decided to let the real me out, and live the rest of my life not hiding from anyone.
My mother showed me a proverb, shortly after I came out that read, “Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, she became a butterfly” This has become my cheer when I get down.
I knew I was “Different” as early as three years old, but I did not understood why. It wasn’t untill I was 10 years old that I knew I had to be a girl. Of course I was in denial about it in my teens, and did not have the courage to do something about it untill I was in my 30s. I would always stare in the mirror ever since I was little and wondered why am I in the wrong body.