Hello everyone. I am a 34 woman trapped in a mans body. I hate looking or being called a man. I have tried many times to come out and telling my parents and relatives but they done want anything to do with it or hear about it. They made it clear that they would not support me with any of it.

I was in the military and it was not easy there either when I was in to be anything close to a transgender. I have been in many relationships where my partner has said that they except me for who I am and would never try to change me. Only to have them say they don’t want to be with someone like me and that I just needed to be a man. 

I have sense been married for 5 years now to a wonderful woman who has been there and supported me with all of this. She says she want to see me happy and if that means that I go through with the changes even the surgery, she would still be there for me and support me. We have 2 beautiful daughters that have amazed me also. They have told me this week that they would love to see me go through the changes and be happy with who I am both inside and out. They have been my rock all these years. 

I have decided to join groups to talk more with others like me and find support that way also, as well as make some friends. 

The only problem I can see still is my parents and relatives would fight me about this big step and I rather not have them know. They might try to take my girls from me. They are big time religious and believes that if god wanted me to be a woman he would have made me one. I could really use the support and some advice with all this please.