For years, I have felt that it was time to come out of the closet and live the life I want. My wife supports me, but I need to grow. The best decision I have ever made was starting therapy with an experienced CD/TG therapist a month ago. After 4 sessions, my anxiety about going out has almost disappeared and I decided that it was time to come out to selected people in my life. My first choice was to come out to the gal who cleans the house every 2 weeks. She is a lovely, 45 year old, woman and we have a very nice friendship. I surmised that there is no way that she could not have noticed my closet full of clothes and shoes. I felt it was fair to explain myself to alleviate any concerns she may have. So, I sat down with her and without an ounce of anxiety explained myself. To my relief, she said that she already suspected that I was TG and definitely knew that -in a good way- I was different. She explained that she has a lot of friends in the LGBT community. We had a wonderful chat, hugged each other, and she said, "I'm proud of you." She even suggested meeting for drinks and/or dinner with her friends. I feel peace in my heart and joy that I can continue the journey of my life....
BTW, I spoke with her in guy mode. During the conversation, I handed her my iPhone with a couple pictures of Joyce that my therapist took. She looked at them for a while, then looked at me with a "what am I supposed to see here" look. I told her it was me and she looked at the pictures again for a while. Looking at me again, she smiled and said, "Wow!". That was really nice to hear.Wow, how times have changed! I hope all the other coming outs go as well!