How to come out of the closet?

[Anonymous]

Hey guys and girls, So I've been looking into gender related stuff for a while now after putting it off for 20 years. I had this questioning myself off and on but shrug it off saying 'Nah can't be" I learned that I am Transgender and Identify as a woman.

How do I come out to my friends and family? I feel very worried that they'll hate me or judge me for not identifying as a guy.

I know I feel more comfortable with the she/her pronouns and being called a woman and girl more than 'boy' (I mean boy, man, and sir was okay just didn't care for it deep down).

I'm smiling more by thinking of myself as a she/her and I am usually not one to smile much due to everything my whole life just feeling off like I had extra and missing things..

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I don't worry about pronouns or anything else about the outside world.

In fact, I'm appalled at the behavior by many who feel they must shove their lifestyles down everyone's throats, or a pox be upon those who don't like hearing about it.

I have certain non-traditional gender and sexual proclivities that I entertain from time to time, bothering no one in my enjoying of them.

I've very slowly revealed most of these to others in my life who matter over the course of a long time, with the mission not quite yet being fully completed.

Soon enough for that.

That's been my way.

Your way may be different.

I wish you luck.

P. S. - I usually don't like to post on anonymous questions.

I made an exception in this case.