Age is a popular topic around here and I’m occasionally asked…
“Am I too old to crossdress?” or “Am I too old to transition as a transgender woman?”
My response?
NO, of course not!
Whether you are a so-called mature crossdresser – or an older MTF woman beginning her transition – it is NEVER too late to be your true female self.
I believe that the true desires or your heart are meant to be expressed – no matter how long they’ve been buried.
Is it true that your age may have an impact on hormone therapy or surgery? Yes, that’s possible. But a good doctor will guide you on your best and safest options.
The fact remains that you can transition and/or present yourself as a woman at any point in life.
In fact, embracing your feminine side can give you a whole new lease on life…
I see it all the time: People seem to grow years younger when they make the decision to be themselves fully.
Having the courage to express your true self also inspires others to do the same. The world needs more of this!
In the words of Laverne Cox:
“It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.”
I’ll say it again: You are NEVER too old to be your true female self.
So, I encourage you to take that next step and do whatever it is that you’ve been holding back on.
You deserve it. And it’s not too late!
Do you agree that age is just a number?
Now I’d love to hear from YOU on this topic…
How old were you when you decided to fully embrace your female self? (Or are you still waiting?)
Let’s continue the conversation in the comments below!
Love,
Lucille
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Though birth-assigned male, I have always been a female person, but as a child I could not safely express myself in this way. I never developed a “male persona,” but learned to veil, even hide my self. Even so, my femininity was so strong that others hurt me quite a lot because of it…
…I grew into a reasonably successful “man,” a female person “driving” an (arguably) male body in (seemingly) masculine ways: there was nothing that I *wanted* to do as a man that I could not do…
…I recognized myself to be transsexual at age thirty-seven when I went into therapy for “clinical depression.” During that intense year of work, I found myself naturally transitioning without even realizing it. Then at the end of that time, I suddenly decided that that (for the sake of my spouse) THIS female person could never become a woman, and so I repressed it all for nearly ten years (only this time, I knew what I was repressing)…
…Five years ago, at forty-seven, when I thought I had resolved my gender stuff, it all started to come-out again as I started helping others work through their “stuff.” God and I worked on this together, and I have come to learn that a great part of my healing has come through transition…
…Over the last five years, I have gradually and gently moved through androgyny to where I am today. I have been living intentionally as a woman for two years now: socially, vocationally, legally and (increasingly) biologically. I have experienced my losses, but overall my transition has been very smooth, and my spouse and I are in our twenty-fifth year of marriage, and with God we are meeting our special challenges as a couple in a “transgender marriage.”
At this writing, I am fifty-two, two years into my second puberty, and my only regret is in not transitioning sooner.
Once, I lived as a special sort of man, and now by God’s grace I live as a special sort of woman.
Blessings & Joy!!!
My cross-dressing started at an early age, my sisters panties. Started it up again in my 20’s, and it has expanded a lot since then. I have to keep working as a male (maybe) for the next 7 yrs. But working on my boobs, close to an A, and want to get bigger, but not too much before I retire in 7 yrs. I do wear an A bra under my shirt every day, as well as panties. Sometimes stockings or pantyhose.
Jim
me too.. I always wear panties and unerwares of females and of course socking and put lipstick every day in the morning and in the night
Funny, but I just ran across this in my email. I’ve been struggling with this question for the past couple of weeks–I’ve just signed up for Medicare and will turn 65 in the not too distant future. Those two events have really gotten me thinking about life and missed opportunities–Cross Dressing and presenting as a woman in public being at the top of the list. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to be comfortable enough to go so far as to dress publically on a regular basis, but after reading this, I for sure won’t be purging my closet and letting age keep me from at least trying to express my true self more. Thanks for the timely post.
I’m 67 and have been taking hormones for 4 months and have thoroughly enjoyed seeing my transition to the femme side. I love wearing my beautiful feminine clothes to go out in. Shopping is a new adventure for me and buying the most beautiful outfits is exciting. I now feel that I have released in inner me and the world seems bright and colorful now. My two new friends do nothing but cheer me on and they happen to be ‘natural woman’! Nothing but positive reinforcement from them constantly.
What a great question. I like many others, developed an interest in this when I was still a teenager, but had no idea that such a lifestyle existed. It wasn’t until my 50th birthday that a girlfriend granted me the wish of taking me away to the Madonna Inn and transforming me into a beautiful girl and making love to me like two lesbians. Ever since then, I’ve been hooked. Now at 54, I go out dressed at least once or twice a month, and dress as a woman most of the time while at home. I can honestly say, it is the most blissful thing and feels right to me. I have considered getting on hormones and transitioning, but like many others, I have concerns, mostly about the expenses involved and of course the discrimination TG people face in public and the work place, but all these attitudes are finally changing. I think if I was in a relationship, where my partner wanted me this way, I wouldn’t hesitate to move forward. I also often wonder about the age thing and if I’m too old to start now. Thank you Lucille for providing the of info and support the way you do…I appreciate you very much.
Like many, I’ve been through the binge and purge of crossdressing. After maybe 10 years of keeping the femme contained, I’ve recommitted myself to her. Previously, she within me had no name and was frankly something of a compulsive fetish. Now, I express her as Salina, a competent, creative, professional, spiritual, compassionate woman. We are working on a spiritual integrity akin to a marriage between the masculine and feminine within us.
I’ll be on a business trip next week. I, Salina, am sooo excited at the prospect of going out in public as a beautiful-in-my-eyes middle-aged woman. It will be my formal “coming out” into public.
I actually started when I was 7 yrs old, kept it hidden until I got caught at 12, learned to hide it better after that. I started my transition when I was 52, Therapy Feb 21, 2007, full-time female March 21,2007, hormones July 11, 2007 still trying to afford the surgery but unless I hit the lottery I can’t see it happening anytime soon. I’m currently unemployed without a chance to go back to work due to a degenerative shoulder joint but with rehab it is doing better as I have full movement now again. I’m on VA disability so I have limited income but I do ok on it.
Although I have not yet started letting my femme side out as much as I would like, I do find I am growing braver all the time. I am light years ahead of where I was this time last year. I started about two years ago. I am one of those who keeps thinking my age plays against me. Hopefully if I continue to grow as I did this past year, I will eventually learn that I can be the woman I feel inside of me, and I can finally live at peace with myself.