So, Uhm....... hi. Anyway, I'm kinda new here. I worry that I wouldn't be welcome here in that I'm a transsexual woman (which means I was born male, that simply hasn't worked for me and I've been living as a woman for the past few years). I'm just a little nervous because I've heard horror stories about lack of acceptance from lesbian circles. Fact is, though, in all the ways that are important, the rest of the world reacts to me as a woman. And I'm reaching a point where transgender forums, while they have a value, are just getting less and less important to me. I'm feeling more and more comfortable in womens' spaces; I just don't want to intrude somewhere where I'm not going to be welcomed, either. Yeah, I would easily qualify as 'lesbian' too, in that I date women, pretty exclusively. I had a girlfriend for a little over a year. We split up about a month ago and I actually wound up dating someone else -also a girl- about a week later (I don't seem to be very good at staying single). Really, I just don't see a relationship between me and a man working out, which I guess is a large part of what a lesbian is, right? Anyway, is this a place where I can be (at least mostly) welcomed or is it a place where I'm going to hear people call me a man and throw me out?
A woman is a woman is a woman. Welcome. Especially if you are transitioning and not at the point where you want to be, I understand where it can be hard, but I think you'll find tolerance and understanding here. This is advice you can take or leave, but remember you owe it to no one to explain you're transsexual until you're close to them, but I thank you for your honesty.
I'm a straight male, but welcome to hip Forums, you are who/what you are, so forget about what others may think.(I know thats much easier said than done). But you gotta learn to love yourself before you can truly love another,IMO..peace.
