Hello everyone,

I would like to make an announcement, some of you may already know... So here goes:

My entire life I've known that there is something about me but it took me a great deal of soul searching to get to the bottom if it. Ever since I can remember I have felt female. The proper term for it is transgendered it an intersexed medical condition. I have come to the conclusion that although I cannot change my brain (and oh have I tried to change it), I can change my body. The only way I can move forward in my life is to transition so that the outside of my body matches the inside.

I will be changing my name from XXXXXXXXXX -> XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, and I will request that you use this new name along with the proper pronouns.

Here is the latest picture of me at XXXXXXXX, it can be found here:

So ya, its been a rocky road... But I made it though. I very happy to finally be able to share this with everyone and I cannot put into words how good it feels to finally be myself.

Thanks for your understanding & much love, XXXXXXXXXXXX

PS: I sent this to as many family members as I could find, please let me know if I missed anyone so I can send this to them as well.