Ok so, this is my trans story and how I first realized I wanted to be a male.

Ever since I was younger, I would always hang out with boys, I would be considered a "tom boy" until 4th grade, when I realized that I didn't want to be a girl, so I decided in my mind, that I wanted to be a male.

I didn't tell my parent as soon as I knew, no, because I didn't know what to call it, a feeling? I was scared they would thing I'm crazy or insane and send me away, so I kept it to myself.

I would hint at my parents though, I would refuse to wear any girly clothes, and got a short haircut. When I went to middle school, I started to get bullied for it, that's also when my depression and anxiety started to show up.

I went like that for 3, more years, not telling my parents about it, but I told my friends, most of them left, but with the loss of them, I found a new group of friends that support me in my decision. It wasn't until I started my 9th grade year (current grade level) that one of my old friends convinced me to come out to them, and when I did, my dad was the first to yell and scream at me about it, saying that he had a daughter and not a son. My mom was my only support and she still is, she has supported me in my decision. I now have both supportive parents, but my mom will always be the go to mom for anything I want.

In school, I still get bullied, but I have my friends to protect me, I still suffer from anxiety and depression, but it's controlled by meds, I went to a counselor and talked to then about it and they also helped a lot.

Currently, I am a freshman in highschool, I am 15, pronouns are he/him and I go by the name Toby.