My kids have handled my transition exceptionally well. It was interesting how my son came to me after I had been on HRT for only a month and told me " I like you better as Katie. Please don't change." I broke down into tears and it made me feel better about my decision to transition.

@inoc34

5 жыл бұрын

That's because he knows Katie makes you happy... I'm sure he could see the difference in behavior.

My wife and I did divorce. As for my kids I have custody of them every other week. My kids are awesome and very accepting of who I am.

I think the false starts and subsequent returns to transitioning proves conclusively that you are on the right track with your life. And with all due respect, your photos look like you are becoming an All-American soccer mom! Best of luck to you and your family. I look forward to your thoughtful and heartfelt videos.

You became a living doll, and I wish I could look half as good as you do!!! Bless you and keep it up!!!!

This is such an inspiring and encouraging video. You are soo gorgeous!

What an amazing video! building the courage to come out and transition time,after time only to have something sideline it all ! Looks like you finally made it Katie!! Awesome! Luv n' Hugs! Carrie

You are such a beautiful person Katie. I'm on my 7th month of HRT and just want to thank you for your vids. They are inspiring to watch and gives me hope of a better future. Thank you for posting :)

Wow! if a picture tells a thousand words then this vid tells a million. What a wonderful story though I imagine there are many difficult times that the pictures don't capture. Congratulation on finally finding true happiness. You persistence has certainly paid off : )

wow what a great success story .so happy for you .I am on my 1st week of my journey ,hope I turn out half as good as you :)

This video brought tears to my eyes. What a wonderful end (or just the beginning!) to what I imagine was a long and difficult road to get there. You're amazing!!

Awh!! This story was so sweet! I wanted to shed tears watching this, seeing your happiness grow. ❤

Amazing video, you look truly amazing as you're being who you are. What a successful transition. Good luck with everything. :)

Amazing video girl!! your courage is inspiring!!

This is a really great video! I'm so excited for when I'll be able to tell one of these stories myself! I'll be starting my own hormone therapy in a month or so!

That's so awesome! Congrats on the 1 year of HRT! It sucks that you've had to stop hrt so many times, but it's so great they you are finally on it again and finally transitioned, you can finally be yourself! :)

Thank you for showing something so personal and wonderful. It helps me to see that it is never too late to transition into the person you truly feel you are. Thank you.

I'm really happy for you Katie! You look fantastic, nice to see someone local as well going through a similar trial.

This is so inspirational. Thank you so much.

Such a wonderful video. You're an inspiration!

Love your new look! And i love BT! I hope to produce music of the sort!

This video is amazing! thank you for sharing!

wow that's an amazing change hun, you are super cute. I wish you best of luck with your transition.

From the pictures it seems you have smiled more since transitioning than the rest of your life combined. The twins are lucky to have gained a happy parent! Good luck from Denmark :)

So inspiring. You really changed well. You look really pretty:)

You have transitioned beautifully. The pictures after your first and second attempts at transition show how much you were struggling and how hard you were trying to not give in to your inner feelings, it's like with each picture you were looking increasingly depressed within while trying so hard to be happy on the outside. Being true to who we are within fairly requires a lot of sacrifice and soul searching, but it's worth it.

Great video.I’m so glad your happy now.

wow...i didn't realize how much you've changed over the last year! you look great! and you've been on HRT for about 2 weeks longer than i have! (april 8th 2012).

thank you for sharing your journey, with humour and humilty

Thank you for this. it has been really uplifting to my situation :)

After reading this I just had to reply, the overwhelming fear of losing the one's you love is so true I bawled. Thank you for this video. You truly are beautiful.

Good for you after a rocky start! You look great and I'm very happy for you.

You can tell from the Pictures you are so much happier as a Girl.

You look very pretty and happy. Can I ask you a question? How did you select your new name? Was it something you've always wanted or was it something more recent?

Thanks for sharing Katie. You look fab. Ignore the comments from ugly people. Am in my fourth month of HRT and this video is inspiring.

It wasn't an issue of making up my mind. It was fear that kept me from continuing with transitioning in the past. It has never been a question of being sure that I knew I was female, it was an overwhelming fear of being alone because of losing friends and family to be who I am. If your never felt that fear before than you wouldn't understand. I have overcome that fear and I am now happier than i've ever been my whole life and it gets better every single day.

@sharonannen8859

5 жыл бұрын

mychaoticlife1 * Your video came up on KZread auto play. Good video. Great telling of your personal journey. That fear of being cast alone is very real. Certainly, many of us find that our family and ‘friends’ abandon us at that crucial time when we need their support. This fear of anticipating isolation controls when and how we begin Transition, continue Transition. I began my adult Transition at age 18 knowing those risks. It hurts having no family and having lost nearly all my ‘friends’. I consider that is for the better. I chose to not go through the social obligations as you. I can comprehend your decisions, having been through the personal deliberations that you likely encountered. There is no easy way other than literally Transition during early childhood. *

you look beautiful, did you get any surgery? or was it just hrt?

Youre so pretty! Oh my gosh, Im so happy for you~

You're Gorgeous looking hunny. Congratulations on your transition journey as well. I am on my 4th month of HRT and I look forward to being as Beautiful as you are Sweetie Pie. You Go Girl. Angela Holly Dahl xo.

made me cry and realize i need this more then ever to achieve me and my happiness with every video i watch gives me confidence to talk to my doctar thank you :D

I just want to say you are an inspiration and that you look wonderful, I hope I can be as happy as you once I can start hrt.

Good for you! Glad it worked out for you. You are very beautiful and I'm glad this has been so great for you and your family. Good on you.

I couldn't help it but this touched me and got me some watery eyes. I feel so sad that you had to wait with your transition but on the other side I am really happy that you did it and I must admit, you are a GORGEOUS and fine looking woman. These hormones had a great effect on you and I can't really tell that you were a man.

Congratulations, hope you and your family have a wonderful life together

Congratulations on your transition Katie...I wish you well. Great smile btw :)

Wow Katie....so very happy for you!! What a beautiful video too. May you have nothing but happiness in your future honey. Hugs!!

Nice job. Nice form too. I've been wearing skirts and dresses from the beginning.

Congrats! May the rest of your life bring you the happiness that comes from being yourself!

You're beautiful and brave. Thank you for sharing your journey with us!

I don't even know how I ended up here but wow o.o much respect for you

No Problem. I hope you have good results also :-) . Also Katherine is an awesome name.

Ignore my username. I haven't changed it yet. J.C. likes this. I'm totally digging the "No, I will not fix your computer" shirt. I'm a tech junkie. Haters gonna hate, but you seem to be doing GREAT!!! Keep it up! ~Jacy~

You look really pretty when you smile :)

I have to say, you look so much better as a woman... and it's because you're beaming with happiness! Love to you

I am also a NC native. I am 5 weeks into transition. I noticed on your drivers license that I am two days older than you. Wanted you to know your videos are great. Would love to chat.

Did you undergo FFS or did the hormones take care of the facial features over time?

wow you have a very contagious smile thank you for putting a smile on my face today

You've become such a beautiful woman...best of luck as you continue your transition to womanhood!

Thank you for this video. You look great, but more than that, you look at peace and happy. I'm glad your son has accepted you and, as it seems, prefers the real you. You give me hope for a happier life.

What do the kids call you? I guess I would prefer my daughter to still call me dad, but then again, that might be embarressing for her as a teen... Any thoughts?

Hi Katie, we're a group of college students doing research on the topic, we're fascinated by your story and feel really proud to have stumbled upon this video. We were hoping you could clarify: What do you mean you identify as pansexual? How did the general public react to your transition? What would you want people in our class to know about any of this? I hope you can give us your permission to share these comments. We're proud to share your story. All the best, 4 students from Madison, WI

So inspiring, thank you~

i see an atari!!!! i love retro gaming. i have 4 of um, and you inspire me

@SumeyyaOcalHeyBigSpenderr

9 жыл бұрын

stanley flinchum atari ROCKS!!! I loved playing Kangaroo and Dragstar, ahhh those were the days!

Wow, North Carolina? I don't know, but I would imagine that would be a hard state to transition in. But congrats on following through, you actually look very natural! That's awesome, for real, this makes me really happy.

@sharonannen8859

5 жыл бұрын

Soma Vallien * I finished my Transition at Utah (1980 - 1985). How crazy was that! Tee-hee. *

You are gorgeous it takes a strong person to do what you have done and you are amazing keep living your life and loving yourself don't sweat the small minded people in the world!

Look at you! you're such a wonderful and pretty woman. also a strong and brave human be for do what you've done. i'm so happy for you and i wish you the best!

Really happy for you :)

so nice !! thanks to sharing !!

So happy for you that you are finally able to live as your true self.

awesome girl you look great. Getting ready to start hrt , nervous and excited.

I think that you are super good looking. My family has treated me badly and still does because I dig people like you.

That's truly amazing 33

Absolutely thumb up, keep going forward on your trip no matter what the people said, if youre happy, is the only counts.;)

Wonderful and such courage

Wow you have great taste in music!

@sharonannen8859

5 жыл бұрын

Chloe Simmons * Letters to Cleo. Against Me! *

you look really pretty :)

You are absolutely beautiful and inspirational.

im proud of you>>> ; )

Whats funny about the guy commenting that transgenders are only imitating female/male gender roles. The truth is that we ALL imitate gender roles conciously and unconciously. We should let people live the way they wanna live.

@piwitron

6 жыл бұрын

j0nnyism so much wisdom in a single paragraph

It's not easy being you, But never ever give up on yourself ! way to go girl !

What's the name of the song called?

You are brave to put this out there. Of course you got negative reactions, but ppl just don't understand what being trans or pan is. It is real. Thx for sharing.

Such awesome-ness!!!

Im jealous, your so pretty :)

gives me so much hope.

I have worked with at least 30 trans M/F over the years. Perhaps the most important aspect of having this phenomenon become part of our public discourse is for "early on" trans people to understand themselves and not take on attributes to perhaps make themselves fit in to the norm. What I mean is, don't get married and have children to save your masculinity. Having children is a 100% commitment and "the self" should be reasonably subordinated for the welfare and development of the children. Indeed, from my experience, the notion that "everyone in the family is fine" is simply not true. It's lying to yourself and it's not fair. My hope is that self awareness and less confusion takes hold early-on in a trans person's development ... as society recognizes this phenomenon. In the long run ... there will be much less heartache for everybody.

@sunnymas2656

5 жыл бұрын

Many treaten Transpeople try to fight against it. ie go to the military, or raise a family - to be masculine, to be a man. But they loose this fight.

My wife and I did divorce. She has moved on with her life and is with someone new. I want her to be as happy with her life as I am with mine. We didn't end on bad terms at all and still talk all the time.

I'm glad you realize your dreams you are very beautiful

How did you come out to your kids?

I agree with Emily Winter's comment completely , however in my case I am 8 months already on testosterone blockers and as of next week (April 10 2013) I start the rest of the journey. Hears hoping I can go from ugly duckling to a gorgeous swan like you did! I go by Danica these days.

Thanks for sharing!

who is singing this song, you go for it katie

You can message me with your questions.

You look beautiful!!!

you look pretty keep your self happy and dont care about the negative comments they are here just to break your back

Beautiful!

thank you for sharing : )

You are amazing! and to all the comments of a sort "being transgender is wrong" you can just laugh, cause ignorance could be fought with a smile sometimes! Rock on, girl!

you turned out to be a swan in over a year and youre very beautiful katie (same name as my girlfriend i know cruel irony) and keep going with your uphill climb i admire women like you to be honest

Wow, you look amazing, and happy. Good for you.

Are you still with your wife? sorry if you mentioned it and i missed it