When do you think people are old enough to come out as transgender?

When do you think people are old enough to come out as transgender?

When you're thinking about the question when is someone old enough to come out as transgender you have to consider that most trans people exhibit cross gender behavior at a very early age in some way or other, but then we quickly learn that that behavior is unacceptable, or forbidden or punished so a lot of us try to hide it, some better than others. There comes a point when you realize that these feelings that you've had are something called transgender, you're not born knowing that scientific word. Some people at first think they must be gay, you know “I'm a little boy and I like other little boys and I like to dance to Britney Spears and pretend I'm her or something, I must be gay.” But then later they learn that term and they figure out, “oh, that's what I am, that better describes it.” And you have to know what you are before you can tell everybody else, so as soon as you've really figured out yourself then you can start making those decisions as to whether you are ready to come out based on your age, but as I always say you need to have your life in order and be ready for a little bit of rocky road. Although it can turn out okay, your parents can still love you, your friends can still stick by you, just be ready and be prepared.