You are not an imposter, and you belong wherever you choose to belong. As long as you are kind and respectful to everyone here you will always belong regardless of your gender/identity

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there are plenty of trans people who didn't realize until they were well into adulthood and old age, doesn't make them any less trans or valid. everyone's different and it's never too late.

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you’re trying to find yourself like the rest of us, nothing wrong with that. welcome while you’re here :)

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some people only figure things out in their 30s or even later. you're valid in however you feel and experimenting with expression is part of life! every day is a new brushstroke on the canvas of life so there is no shame in trying something new and letting what feels right stick

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The best way to experiment before telling anyone you know is low key video games. You can use games to try out different names, pronouns, etc to figure out what feels comfortable before transitioning irl so you have an idea of where your end goal roughly is and what feels true to you

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