This is a celebratory post because I had never been correctly gendered until I finally got a masculine haircut a little white ago! It made me happy! But I find it really interesting that all of those times it was by South Asian men lmao. Kind of curious why people of other ethnicities keep "ma'am"ing me left and right whereas they "sir"'d me without hesitation.
After being out as trans to everyone but family for 7 years, I'm going to take my first step towards medical transition tomorrow by asking my family doctor to refer me to a sexologist so I can hopefully get diagnosed with gender dysphoria. But I'm not going to lie, I feel kind of scared and alone because the process can be very humiliating (a lot of health professionals in my country are transphobic, even when they're supposed to be specialized in treating us!) and even though my dad knows I'm trans and is supportive in private, my mom is going to lose her mind when she finds out so I'm going to have to delay coming out to her until I can't hide it anymore. I've never felt such a mix of excitement and fear in my life.