“Two years, some hormones, and 170 lbs later.” That’s the headline Reddit user UsagiMimi used when posting this image of herself. The transformation is self-evident. Not as clear is the emotional rollercoaster she undoubtedly went through — which is why you need to read the comments UsagiMimi has been leaving amidst the torrent of replies. “[I]t was deciding to come out and deciding to give being who I really am a try after years of telling myself that I couldn’t, that I was too ugly. My ex didn’t help either by saying I was too ugly, too tall, et cetera. She was actually trans so… Yeah, she was a bitch!” Adds one commenter: “You are a beautiful woman. I just want you to know that.” And on that note, I’d like to point you to Tom Forrister’s transition, where he went from being in an invisible union with a woman to a federally recognized opposite marriage.
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rhen
Makes me proud to see younger people finding the courage that evaded me until my late 20’s. Hooray!!!
Samwise
Aww. Good for her!
Also: does she remind anybody else of Avril Lavigne a little, in that last left-hand picture? With shorter hair, obviously.
Tommy Marx
I had to go back and look at the first few pictures to double check that it was the same person. What a beautiful change. I wish her all the luck and love in the world.
Coffee&Chicory
<3
Shannon1981
Congrats on your amazing journey. Thank you for sharing your story!
Kev C
Well, she certainly looks a lot happier. Now let’s talk about a new wardrobe.
s.r
her ex was probably Sweetbrandigirl2004
missanthrope
@s.r:
lol!
Dan
fucking hot. so gorgeous.
votecthulhu
Why do I seem to be getting a number of these stories on Reddit’s /r/lgbt a few hours before I see them here?
Beth
So happy for her. Wish I had not been so hammered in with the male ideal, and had been raised where I could do something like that soon than I did, only took me until I was 38 to start dressing part time , and another year to start my transformation full time.
Chaq
Congratulations to this beautiful and happy young woman! May God grant her a fulfilling path through life 🙂
gina
Transition sure isn’t easy and there’s no rainbow at the end of it, but I’ve seen transformations like this time and time again. People who were so miserable and drowning in their own sorrow and helplessness who made that seemingly insurmountable leap and the dark cloud lifted over their head. This is a person who could find happiness for herself; the one in the first pic… not a chance. But it’s a very hard journey and, sometimes, you have to keep being reminded of the dark place you came from and how far you’ve come to keep motivating you to get through all the crap trans people get pushed at them in this society. Much love to Mimi for being on her way.
gina
@s.r:
*whispers* Quiet… you’ll summon her from her cave.
sweetbrandigirl2004
@s.r: LOL
sweetbrandigirl2004
@s.r: couldn’t be me she said her ex was Transgender so it can’t be me.
Jim
Been looking for you for a while. I have met and just fallen in love with so many female to male people, but have had a hard time meeting male to female. I have a friend that i just love to death in transition and have no point or reference. Now a wonderfull woman in a relationship, but in such a small town, it is hard for her and I want to shine in my love for her. Are there sites you can recomend. Thanks. Jimmy