I am a 25 years young transgender and I like to be realistic about it too. I was not born a girl but I do want to become one. At the moment I am not slowly changing myself to the point where I can live my life as who I want to be.
It becomes easier to accept yourself when you look in the mirror, and this makes me happier. But when you go out and tell it to others you can expect rejections, people staring at you, shout at you, laughing at you or even worse.
Having friends and family who accept you is important but you have to gather the confidence to also go out, and face a harsher world.
The internet surely helps to give you pushes in the right directions. You can see the before and afters/life journeys of others and there are plenty who share your thoughts and feelings whom you can talk with.
Being transgender isn't easy, it never is when you stand out. But for every insecurity or harsh moment you can see it as a growing process. A learning moment. It is just a matter of perspective.
At this blog I want to write about my ups and downs, insecurities and feelings. My way isn't the best way but whenever I have a harsher moment I like to have the posibility to read an older post. To see where I came from and how far I have moved ahead, to keep looking forward.
I also been inspired by other transgenders writing blogs or big names like Andrej Pejic. Maybe by writing down my experiences I can someday support someone else with the same struggles, or one day be a bigger support to just make everyone a little bit more open minded and accepting.
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