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 was 5 years old when I started wearing mom and auntie’s heels around the house. They thought it was SO cute that little Adrian liked to wear them. I loved going by one of my aunts as she had a closet full of heels…..soon as I got to her home, I was in the closet and in heels the whole time!!
Hello Lucille,
I first notice that something was not right with me when I was about 11 years old. My sisters would leave there pantyhose in the bathroom to dry and I would wait a couple of hours for them to dry and try them onI was never caught. When my parent were not home I would sneak and do the same thing this time in my bedroom and that was when I realized I knew my true gender. Today I am proud of who I am I do everything a female does from shaving to wearing female clothes and I am more comfortable in female clothes than male clothes. I appreciate all you have done for me and now I know who I’m really am and that is a tg.
Thank You Lucille,
William/willow
Dear Lucille,
When I found out about my femme side I was quite young. However comma I was raised in a gated community. I had no resources of any kind to understand what was going on. I had felt the girl inside wanting to come out. All of my relationships had failed and it was this very reason. They saw a “man”. I had always had to play the man role. I could not provide them with that. I wasn’t. Halloween was my favorite holiday. I loved the chance to dress in ‘drag’. It wasn’t until my 30’s I found out what a transgender was and what it meant. I finally found out what i was! I found out I was not alone. I have come so far and lost so much, and i feel it was worth every bit of it to have found myself. Now I can move forward and be much happier than i have ever been. People have noticed my confidence has sky rocketed and now everyone has told me I look so much happier. It’s only been about 6 months going full time (and so far it has been the social transition and not yet the physical). My job had accepted me to be able to transition’ there. They are very understanding and had policies already in place for transgenders alike.
Sorry Didn’t mean to digress as much as I did.
I knew early in my life that I was more female than male but could not safely be able to embrace it until just recently.
It has been an eye opening experience and loving every moment. I connect with so many others thru FB and I’m still going.
Much love to you and all who read this!!
-Willow
PS: I have a ‘mantra’ I use often.
-You are right where you need to be!-
I was 19 when I first saw The Christine Jorgensen Story in 1970. I wondered what I would have looked like if I was born a girl. I started wearing my mom’s clothes, then my big sister’s clothes in private. When I got married, I wore wife’s clothes in private. We wore the same size clothes even though I was 6″ taller.
I guess it began for me at a early age as my mother was a secretary and alway’s wore sexy sheer nylons and pantyhose plus high heeled shoes to work and after awhile I became curious when I would walk into her room and see her sexy hosiery laying on the bed. Well it didn’t take long before the feminine side of me started to bloom……the feel and the way they hugged my young slender body was WAY!!! to much to resist, pantyhose that is and after much thought I decided I had to have my own pair and picked out a couple of sexy sheer suntan that I knew my mom would not miss……there is soooo much more to tell but I guess I will leave it at that…..Needless to say I am still madly in love with fem girlie things to this very day!
From the age I was four or younger. My cousin lived upstairs in a two story house and we would play dress up. I guess my mom must have notice how much i enjoyed playing with my cousin because I wasn’t allowed to play dress up anymore, but from that point on I knew I was a girl. I was forced to hide my true feelings from then on. It was a different time in the early sixty’s
I grew up with 3 brothers, which I was second and no sisters, my interests in female cloths was very early and I never got to ask my mother if she did anything different ,as I was supposed to be a girl as I married my childhood sweetheart, right after college I have purged more times than I can count, how many thousand dollars of clothes i have given to GW. I live alone again and an about to Purge again, hopefully for the last time as Iam 71 years young
7 years old I put on moms lipstick at 12 I was dressing up in secret! Lifelong need fo me! Alicia