Wondering about gender

[davdev17]

I am 16. I am starting to kind of think I might be transgender. I don't think I am but I might be. Whenever I am like picturing myself in the future I see myself as a girl. This might be because I was raised that a guy is supposed to be with a girl and I want to be with a guy. I don't like girly stuff, and I don't think I like crossdressing. There is just a thought in the back of my mind that is bugging me. What do you guys think? If you are transgender, when did you start having feelings that you are the wrong gender. How strong are those feelings?

[Desuetude]

I only started consciously questioning myself in January but subconsciously I never felt that I was female, looking back there was always small thinks like referring to 'girls' as though I wasn't one, like "yeah girls are so bitchy". I've always crossdressed and have never felt/really expressed myself as feminine. I reject dresses and pink and anything stereotypically girly.

One thing that helped me was looking in a mirror and saying to yourself "I am a boy", "I am a girl", "I am both", "I am neither" and see what feels right. Gender identity is how you feel inside. Do you feel like a guy? Do you connect with the parts of you that are male? I can't tell you what your gender is but from what you've said I wouldn't necessarily say that you're trans but do some more research and put yourself in different situations that may be out of your comfort zone and see how you feel about them.

What makes you think that you might be trans*?

[Sasha M]

I started questioning myself over one year ago. One way or another I most definitely came to the conclusion that i was female. It felt so good to find myself, but it felt bad at the same time because now there's something major wrong with my life. I've only got two more years of high school left so I've decided to wait until I move out and move to the literal opposite end of the country. (Hello Vancouver!)
I know for a fact that even on a subconscious level that I am female, and even my name came to me out of the blue. (subconsciously) My name is Sasha! And its not just "a name" to me, its MY name, its special .
Sexual preferences are not factors either, I know with 101% accuracy that I am a girl, but I'm still attracted to girls! This makes me a lesbian. Translesbian.
I can't wait to start my transformation in to the girl I've always wanted to be. When it does happen, VT will be one of the places to get the updates! :)