I hope this is an ok board to post a introduction post.. it seemed like the best.

I'm 20 and have wanted to be a girl since I was 11/12 and for most of that time I just tried to ignore it but the past few years I've come to realize I need to embrace my feelings or I will never be happy, and maybe I never will but that's hard to say at this point.
It's hard to put into words what I feel.. I just have this feeling that I should be a girl and when I look in a mirror I hate the 'maleness' of me.. all the hair and body shape and my penis, which for all I care could fall off right now(and I wish it would :-/).
I still live at home with christian fundy parents which makes my want to start transitioning almost impossible.. if I where to come out to them they would prolley view me as sick or something and definatly would not be supportive.
I really dont know what to do.. I dress up a bit when know one else is home, but eventually I will need to get my own clothes which I have no idea how I would do that.. the real women in the store would probably freak out. Also I look like any other manly person so wouldnt it be ackward to go out in public even if I did get clothes? Not that I would care to much about what others see but still, I dont want them to think of my as some weird guy... I want people to think 'oh there goes a girl' even if I appear to be an ugly girl
Anyways, I look foward to reading more of this forum and getting to know everyone here.

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Welcome to the club Kevin. Your feelings are very similar to mine at your age. A bit later than your age I decided okay it´s not possible and I´ve got to be a man and I played the male role for years to come...the role getting more and more difficult each year. Until I had no other way out than transitioning. Now I live and work since 8 months as Laura...with quite a success . And I seem to have found my happiness.

Laura

hi ya kev , 1stly id like to say welcome to trannyweb , 2ndly all the girls here are friendly , you are not alone , as to shopping for girlie clothes i go in male drab and shop for girlie stuff the cashiers just think its for my gf .