hey,

if you're reading this, you're likely a real life or internet friend or acquaintance for a long time now. i don't really have a better platform to post this, so i'll post it here. This forum has had a large impact on my life for a long time. While it definitely leaves me open for hate and criticism, i'm trying to not let that worry me.

I am officially coming out as a transwoman. I have battled with gender identity since I was in middle school. I have used female avatars on the net for years. Those that know me in real life, know I usually dress in what western society believes as "feminine". I believe these are attempts to explain myself without just ever coming out and saying it - so here I am. I am a woman on the inside and working to become one on the outside. This transition is a long and potentially a dangerous process, but I have been on HRT privately for 7 months. I have noticed a few changes to my body and my mood. I am loving this new person I am becoming. I am not planning on getting a sex change, but these decisions require lots of thinking.

To my friends, i love you, i'm still me.
To my enemies, we have our differences, i'm still me.
To my family, i love you, i'm still me.

Please do not treat me differently, but i ask with kindness, please, do not let this change in my gender identity change who you think i am. I am still me.