I haven’t transitioned yet so hearing people say stuff like “it’s never too late” stops me from losing hope and is so important for my wellbeing. Idk. Just thought it needed to be said.
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I understand. I sometimes get sad about how long it took me to start. But I know that when you get to the point where you can take off you will do great.
There's nothing to regret. I have a friend who keeps trying to emphasize that we're all moving at different paces. Transition at an earlier stage is great, but it's not the only option.
I started taking the smallest dose imaginable in April, and finally started in earnest in September, I am 27.
Socially transitioning is a natural step often taken before HRT or in conjunction. Kudos to you for having the courage to spread your wings. Just remember, learning to fly on the trans airways isn’t like cosplay or CD play, it’s the start of the rest of your life!
I’m really proud of the steps I’ve taken this year. It’s coincided with me finally accepting I’m trans as well, something which I knew deep down but kept running away from.
🥹 I had a phase where I was saying I was NB (and NB folk are so valid!) but I had to accept in the end that more than anything in the world I only wanted to be a girl
Sometimes the soul searching takes a little while to be certain. In the end I think I’ve been quite an obvious egg to those who knew better and could see the signs 😂
I did my first transition in 1996-2002 interrupted by post 9/11 complications. I always debated if it was too late but I decided to go for it last year so at 56, I’m back so yes, it’s never too late.
Do you have access to a LGBTQ or Trans Wellness Center? They can help you get started. If that’s not an option, you can legally acquire estrogen online. Let me know if you need a link.
I have 2 trans friends who are so much happier now that they are both who they are meant to be. My friend's husband used to be her wife, and she use to be her now husbands husband. Both still love one another as much as they did on their wedding day they just switched roles and became happier.
It's not too late. Also, and forgive me if this moves away from the measurable and scientific, but this is my approach to living:
your soul is carving a path through reality and it is meant for you and everything you have come from and where you are going. It is the right timing for you.
I don’t think I hoped I wasn’t I just didn’t accept that I was for a long time. I kept burying it. Then I started getting more involved this year as an ally and it helped me realise I couldn’t keep hiding from it.
I won't say anything.. Just leave it as silent comment and heart for support.. It's never too late.. I build my own hope looking at amazing girls that started at age greater than I am... And I still believe I will manage to overcome my own fear
28 soon and def not the oldest to transition but also had a lot of fears about it. What helped for me was a trans subreddit with a lot of people 50+ and they looked amazing. Really never too late and hrt is magic. Now i am 3 months into meds.
I spent a year on HRT in 2012-13, had to stop for medical issues, and as of this year (at 40 years old) I've started again! And the results I'm getting are just as astonishing as my first time around, hormones are a fucking time machine. Don't let age worry you, everyone deserves to be themselves!
I didn’t start transitioning until I was 28. I felt like it was too late because the trans girls I’d seen online had used puberty blockers and transitioned as teens.
I met a trans woman at my then new job who had started transitioning in her 50s! I figured if she could do it then why not me?
I started at 47. It may never be too late. But for my trans kid, it can never be too early. Transitioning is a personal choice and should never be decided by someone else. Those of us on our way should never forget, or stop fighting for, those who haven't had a chance to start.
I'm 43, transitioned at 38. The reason people think it can ever be too late is the "toupee effect." You're not seeing the elder trans women that DO pass, because they just look like anybody else.
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I started taking the smallest dose imaginable in April, and finally started in earnest in September, I am 27.
It is never too late, I started hormones at 45!
your soul is carving a path through reality and it is meant for you and everything you have come from and where you are going. It is the right timing for you.
But having community and seeing these women gives me strength.
I knew them as a subject of discussion or a joke in the media.
I had truly just never seen any good trans representation.
I couldn't hide any longer
It’s never too late, and anyone who says otherwise is wrong.
I met a trans woman at my then new job who had started transitioning in her 50s! I figured if she could do it then why not me?
I started HRT at 44 in 2022, and am really alive for the first time. If you need to chat with a later transitioner, I’m here.