OK, so I've been questioning my identity for a long time. In truth I've been denying that I am genderqueer since puberty and repressing that side of myself. I let myself stop repressing a few days ago, and my time since then has been revelatory. After dismissing it out of hand for so long, I am finally ready to face the fact that I might be transgender. but I'm not sure yet. This is all very new to me. So I've decided to experiment with it. I will define myself as a woman, I will be out here and on my tumblr. I have chosen my female name. I'm going to wear this mantle and see how comfortable I am with it. So, I would like you to meet the new me. My name is Olivia Rose, a 22-year old transgender lesbian. I like books, sports, fine wine and taking copious selfies, and I'm very glad to be here.
Hello and welcome You might have a look at this: http://emptyclosets.com/forum/gender-identity-expression/161770-im-confused-who-i-am-help.html#3 Olivia is a nice name (*hug*)
Nice to meet you Olivia, you sound awesome and you're very brave for taking this first step. You rock! c:
Hi Olivia! Taking the first step is always the hardest, but it's worth it. I wish you luck figuring out your gender identity!
For what it's worth ... The incredibly strong connections I felt with lesbian culture and community was the first direct clue that got me considering the possibility of being a transwoman. That was 20 years ago, and it took that long for me to finally accept that that's who I am, and I count a couple of long-time lesbian friends among my strongest allies. Also, very nice choice of middle name ;-)
Thank you everyone for being so supportive and lovely (*hug*) Haha, I saw a post somewhere saying that being a trans girl was 50% hating how you look and 50% loving how you look so much you can't stop taking selfies. I could relate to that very much. XD That's interesting - I always found myself identifying with the lesbian community a lot also. I'm quite into fandom, and I've always been most deeply engrossed in things with a strong lesbian following. I tend to relate more to F/F romances (canon or otherwise) far more than hetero ones. Right back at you
