Ho boy, I'm nervous ^_^;; Hey there guys, the name's Gabriel but feel free to just call me "Gabe". I'm a transgender male college student hoping to get a biology major with a forensic science certification. The story of me discovering I was trans is a bit of an odd one, I think. The first time I ever felt like I was born in the wrong body and should have been the opposite gender happened when I was roughly...six years old I'd say. Instead of delving more into the feeling, I basically panicked and instantly thought, "No, those kind of thoughts aren't right. Don't think those things." And then I suppressed/tried not to think about those kind of thoughts until I forgot entirely about it. Fast forward some years later, and cue me being in my early teens and going through puberty. I won't go too in depth about anything since I don't want to be inappropriate, but long story short after one night of trying to figure why I felt so disconnected with my biological sex, and why I felt desires/emotions most biological girls don't, I did some research and discovered I was trans. Since then, I've come out to my friends, and roughly a year(ish) ago I came out to my closest friends and family and maybe in public but only if people specifically ask. Although I've had some ups and downs, I couldn't be more happier with myself than I am now and I'd rather be the me I am now instead of the young me just abiding by the norms of imposed by society. I was looking for forums for people like me or other LGBTQ+ people to talk on and stumbled upon here. While I do have a pretty supportive family--I mean even the more religious Christian ones aren't trying to discourage me or shame me in any way, yay!--and friends as well, I don't have a lot of LGBT friends to talk in real life, and this forum seems like the good place to hang around like-minded people who can relate to certain issues I face than those of my non-LGBT friends. That being said, thank you for reading through this long intro and I look forward to saying hi to everyone and getting to know you all I hope I can make some friends.