When I came out it was when I was in the Army and it was shortly before Obama allowed trans people to serve openly. My retention NCO was trying to keep me from ETSing and was trying to get me to sign an extension. He asked me what it would take for me to extend my service and I told him I was trans. It apparently didn’t click in his head what I meant because he said I was going to go to school to be a combat engineer and to not worry about me being a transportation operator. After going back and forth several times that I am trans he finally realized what I saying by just saying, “Ooh” in a very embarrassed way. (Transfemale/28/Transgender MtF)
Story #1291
When I came out, I had been anxious and stressing about it for days. Finally, when my mom was in the shower, I cracked the door open and said, “Mom? Would you hate me if I felt transgender?” She said, “No, why would I hate you?” I begin HRT in a couple of weeks (MtF/just turned 16).
Story #1240
When I came out as transgender (17, MtF) last month, my parents reacted terribly, saying that as long as I was under their roof, I was not going to be a girl. They said that me being trans is a mistake that I could make when I’m older. My stepdad said, and I quote, “Your life as a girl is over.” Now I’m scared to even try to be myself.