I was at a crossroads: was I going to keep letting my fear rule my life, or would I embrace the truth of who I really was?

On this day 5 years ago, I took my first dose of estradiol.

Today, it's hard to understand what took me so long. Being yourself kind of rules 😊

The worst people in the world hate me and those like me for taking this step, for the worst reasons. Here's to the next five years, hoping those fools stay mad and never get their way.  #trans #transtimelines

Before the one year mark I was in the habit of laying all my selfies out so I could watch the change.

I stopped doing this around the one year point, but a week or so I was having a really bad dysphoria day and was trying to make myself feel better, so I updated it.

This is my entire journey.

First row: 4 years before, 3 years before (and around the time my denial stopped), 2 years before, and 1 year before. Fifth photo is day 1 and monthly from there.

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Today is one year since I came out publicly. Lot of changes in that year, including moving across the country. So much happened, but I’m thrilled with where I am and eager for the next chapter. 😊🏳️‍⚧️

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Claire's Transition Time Line

Image 1 - Feb 2020 - About 6 months after I started figuring out I was not cis. Going with non-binary for the moment. A couple days after my last short men's haircut and a month before pandemic lock-downs started.

Image 2 - March 2023 - 3 days before my first dose of HRT, having come out as trans and broke up with my ex-wife 5 months earlier

Image 3 - January 2025(today) - 22 months on HRT. 2 days before facial feminization surgery

#TransTimeLines

For reference, this is where I was exactly 2 years ago.

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Every time I see this photo I still can’t quite believe it’s me. I never even let myself dream that I would ever look this good. This is probably the single favorite solo photo of me I’ve ever taken.

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If I am looking back at my photos, I legit think some of the largest changes in my entire #transition so far have been in the last THREE MONTHS. This would be between 12 and 14 months on #HRT.

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Oh also…

Today was one year on #HRT. 😊🏳️‍⚧️

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Just realised that today marks our 1,000th day on feminising HRT 😲🥰  

Day 1 was 31st October 2021 🎃  

We don't have a selfie from that day, but we do have one from 8th October 2021.

We've added 2 photos from today: 1 attempting to do the same silly mouth thing, and the other with an actual smile 🤭

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CW on images for pre-transition photo and eye-contact