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 new I had a feminine side when I was about 9 yrs old. I would be trying on my mothers underwear.
This would only happen when my dad was at work and mum went off shopping for some time leaving me
on my own for a while, I was very naive back then!!!
Now I am a fully blown (?!!) outward going girl, and have made
heaps of friends male & female, only one enemy I know and that’s my narrow minded homo-
phobic redneck neighbour. On the upside, being a girl/woman does keep
me “on my toes” by being fit and healthy, otherwise us girls really don’t cut it when out!
I probably knew I should have been born a girl at around five years old. I secretedly dressed in my Mother’s clothes until I was about to go into high school. I was very small for my age, 4’10” amd 90 pounds. That summer my life long best friend and I found several boxes filled with magazines, Playboys, which were consided GOLD by the boys my age. But also really hardcore books from Europe. We had never seen anything like them, but there they were, men dressing like women. It was me. Within a week or two I was dressing in my friends Mother’s old clothes and being the woman, or girl at the time, I knew I was meant to be. I have been the “woman” with men ever since. That has been 49 years, WONDERFUL years.
Thank you for asking,
Ginger
As psychologists assure, MTF is a girl from the birth in the wrong body. I have always felt myself a girl. but expressed it more active from 10. My mother was the person. who bought me a pink girly nightdress and has sewn another by herself. From this moment I go to my bed only in nighties and was locked in pink cage of dresses forever. Now I have a good feminine wardrobe with 32 dresses, 5 coats, 12 skirts and innumerous tops and blouses. And go on buying the new female clothes every month. Especcially made in Germany, or by young designers as my daughter. I ‘ve never crossdressed because female clothes is my clothes and I love have a new professional photo session in a new dress.
But inspite of all my femininity I love football very much and I am a proud member of Manchester United fan club from 11.
I can remember first time My family were a sleep and i would lake up
early and go to my bath room and try on my sister dress and high heels and when they went out on date i would go in to there bad room
and try on they bra and panty and i felt real girly and i would get in to there pantyhose at the time i wish they would treat me like i was there little sister.
when my sister had there friend over i would want to hang out with them but they would get mad at me and tell my mother who would tell me to leave alone it was about when i started to work (about 18YRS old) when i could buy my stuff for my self and i would wear dresses in my bad room
I really knew that I was a girl, when I was in Second Grade, in 1962. But, I think it was earlier that based on some of the things my Grandmother used to talk about. I always wanted to go to school as a girl, but that was not acceptable. I had to dress up in private and not get caught. I dressed up in whatever I could find.
I’ve started to see that I have a strong feminine for a while now. I have more girl friends than guy friends, but I’ve been afraid to tell people I want to be more feminine than I am now. I opened up to my friend that I want to be more girly and like her and she thought that it is normal and great for men to think that way. I’m very emotional and passionate about things and feel that there is nothing wrong with men thinking like women. I want to be girly and have no regrets.
I was 18 months ? The fairy princess looked happy to me , but 50 years later , she has a hell of a lot of shoes . At age 4 , I proudly smiled …………yeah , it’s a black and white photo , but the lipstick was red . I can’t remember NOT crossdressing .
People want me to be John Wayne , but I am more June Cleaver or Ellie Mae Clampette .
Jayne, June Cleaver was one of my favorites too. I have some older 50s fashions I wear with a bullet bra, crinoline, girdle and stockings, love it
Kathleen
My 40th high school reunion , and it went well , but they asked every question you can possibly imagine . So , no , I don’t dye my hair .
when i was 8 i was always dressing like a girl but obviously my parents disliked this so i kept it a secret so as time passed on i thought id try doing it in public during school so one day coming home from school my brother pushed me off the bus my evil mean step-dad came out held me down while he got to beat on me this was when i was 17 i got very very scared but i kept on doing it in my own room in privacy after a graduated high school my now ex gf helped me be confident and come out in public n dress how i want to its been 2 years now tht ive been dressing like the girl i am n my mom got use to it even tho my family still calls me by my real name dosent bother me but every time i meet new people i introduce myself as amy ^-^ but i guess i didnt realize i was a girl till i was 16 i was to young to really understand myself im 20 now and everyone loves me n tells me how proud they are that i can be myself without giving a sh** hehe i grow more n more confident everyday….