>>40395112
i actually came out when i was 13, hrt at 16. (ftm)
most of my childhood previously i was a tomboy and actively rejected femininity. i hated being seen as a girl or grouped with girls but i thought it was just that they didn't understand that it was "bad", like i was the only one that realized it but if they understood that they would have agreed with me and felt the same. i didn't think i was abnormal for it, really. thought it was the typical tomboy experience.
when i was a little older, about 10-12, i started realizing i was actually different for it and never met or even knew of other girls that felt the same. i decided to just try to be as hyperfeminine as i possibly could to repress. constantly felt like i was wearing a costume.
then it actually clicked when i was 13. i never really tried to deny it, i was raised in a very loving supportive household and my parents had a couple friends with trans kids so i didn't feel like i needed to hide it and i'm incredibly grateful for that. i came out to them probably like a week after i found out.