My Intentions

[Christina (imported)]

When I decided to "come out" to everyone back in October, 2002, I was well into my transition. I decided that along with making it known with a one on one meeting with my closest family members and friends, that I would present them with a short letter about how I felt throughout my life and what I had been doing and what I planned to do in the future. I can tell you this was a very scary time in my life. I was unsure of what everyones reaction would be to this news. As it turns out it went better that I had expected it to be. I present this letter for you to read in hopes that it may help someone in this situation.

A letter to my family, friends and coworkers

First of all, I would like to thank you for taking the time to read this letter. This is a very difficult situation for me, as I am uncertain of the outcome with everyone whom I assosiate with and care about. Let me say that I do not wish to offend anyone, and I only ask that you would try to understand what I am about to tell you. As you may or may not know, there have been some changes in my life that are becoming apparent. The time has come to tell you of something that I have been dealing with for my entire life. This letter will try to explain my intentions.

Until a few years ago I did not know who to ask, or was afraid to ask, for help. I have tried to hold this inside, but it kept surfacing. Finally, after searching and finding some answers with the information available, I gained the courage to seek the advice of my doctor who in turn has led me to seek profesionals that know and understand my situation. By now you are asking yourself, what could be so important to hide for a life time. The profesional medical term is Gender Identity Disorder or GID for short. I have been diagnosed with this condition. What this means is that I desire to change my outward appearence to match how I feel inside. To be blunt, I am changing from male to female. This is a condition that affects a small number of people, both male and female. An individual who has GID, usually is aware of the problem very early in life, somewhere around the age of 4 or 5. No one knows for sure how this condition occurs, and there are many documents written to try to explain this, and it is not my intention to try to explain it in this letter. Please do not be afraid to ask if you have any questions. I will provide documents and/or answer your questions to the best of my abillity about this condition.

I am now in the care of medical physician and a therapist for the treatment of GID. This is what is know as a transitional period. The time it takes to transion, may take many years to achive the final results, so I will assure you now that I will not change overnight. This letter you are reading, is only to inform you of my intentions to transition in the comming months. .This will involves many things, one is the administration of hormones and I am also working with a therapist to help make a social adjustment. There will come a time when I must make a legal name change and at that time you will recieve another letter.

As a final note, this will be the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. It is a tremendus undertaking on my part and I hope to do it to the best of my ability. This is something that I must do. I know in my heart that this is the right path for me and do not regret the decision I have made. I will still be the same person you have always known, with all my likes and dislikes, only my appearence will change. I now know that I am not alone on this journey, and that there are many others like me who are in this situiation and in the process of transitioning. Their advice and knowledge has helped me to understand my situation better. With each day that passes, I gain new hope and see a brighter future. I am looking forward to the day, and beyond, when I can say that I have reached my goals. I hope that everyone would understand my situation, but must accept and respect your decision in this matter.

Thank You All

[Linda (imported)]

Just would like to say thanks for sharing this with us.

Your Linda

[Mac (imported)]

A very nice letter Christina.