Update

[Guest Jesse0319]

Well, it's been FOREVER and then some since I've been on here! I thought I'd pop by and give a little update on how I've been :3

• I'm going by Jesse full-time at school. I'm still legally female and Jesse isn't my legal name, but whatever.
• I use the men's bathrooms pretty much all the time and only get looks sometimes. Never had an incident.
• Not on T. I have a friend who got their recommendation letter from the University's counseling center, so I had an intake there. The wait list is long, but when I did the intake the lady I met with agreed that I know exactly what the problem is and how to go about it, and she said she would talk to her supervisors about bumping me up on the list cause it's a more urgent matter =)
• Both of my parents know, but they still won't call me Jesse or he. My mom is open to jokes about it though. Both of my younger siblings know and call me Jesse, same with my older brother, his wife, one aunt, and some cousins!
• I have a boyfriend. He's amazing. Thanks to him, I no longer feel the need to pack or bind, nor cover up with band-aids. I have little to no dysphoria. He's fully supportive of me and can't wait til I'm able to get on T and get the surgeries I need to be fully happy with myself <3

That's it for now. Just a lil' update so y'ins know I'm not dead :3

-Jesse

[Guest Alternative Emo]

Hey Jesse I'm happy to hear you are making progress but most importantly Accepting what's going on. As for your family, what I found is a lot of people generally don't understand being trans. I come from a very strict religious background and I purposely only told my parents, sister, close cousins and closest aunts and uncles oh and my grandma. It wasn't until I spoke to my Grandma that I realized how new Gender Dysphoria is to people who are that sheltered. I'm not exactly sure what your family is like but what helped me was talking about what it's like to grow up being trans. Specific examples helped a lot and so did letting them ask questions after I was done. It's important to not get mad because anger won't solve anything. Maybe eventually they will come around but what matters is that you are ok with who you are. Thanks for the update and stay safe!

[Guest angels wings]

Hello Jesse :)'great to hear from you again . Thanks so much for the update so happy for you matey . And hey don't be a stranger pop in more often it's always great to hear from you

Angel ((((hugs)))

[Guest ~Brenda~]

Thanks for the update Jesse

Sounds like your life is going very well. I am glad to see that you are happy.

Love

Brenda

[JJ]

Hi Jesse

So good to hear from you again. And glad to hear how positive it all is.

Good luck on that counseling appointment too

Johnny

[Guest Jaques]

Hey Jesse, sounds like youre on a roll there mate, happy for you