Hey all, as I’ve been thinking about who I want to be and how I want to transition, I’ve gotten to wondering about people’s transition timelines in general. If it’s something you’re comfortable talking about, how long did it take you from realizing your trans to taking steps to transition? When did you start using different pronouns, when did you come out to people, how long did it take you to know you wanted HRT and then to start it?
I realized I wasn’t cis a few months ago, and have been growing my hair out and experimenting with clothing. I know I want to get permanent facial hair removal, and am interested in HRT but have reservations, and would value hearing others experiences about how long it took them to know what they wanted. I’m a very hesitant and self-doubtful person in general, and I guess just feel a bit lost in how to go about self discovery here.
Editing to say thank you very much all for sharing, seeing how different everyone’s experiences can be is honestly really comforting.
I realized I was actually trans in the summer of 2022, and I started on HRT in December 2022. I had to take a break from HRT tho because my sister needed a place to stay and I didn’t want to have to hide things, and then of all the worst timing, I lost my job. Once I found a new job and stabilized my life again, I started back on HRT in June of 2023 and have been on it since (so 14 months).
My wife started using she/her pronouns for me right away (at home) and I came out to my friends in April, and finally my parents and mostly everyone else including work in July.