My Transgender Live
How I Feel I’ve known that I was transgender since age four. I wore the shoes of a girl down the street a lot, and once around age five I found a thigh high stocking in the trash in my parents room and couldn’t resist trying it on. Of course I liked it! At age eight I started getting into my mom’s pantyhose (the ones in the plastic egg [Leggs]), wearing her shoes, and wearing some dresses. I’ve been addicted to wearing pantyhose to this day. I just love how they feel on my skin. It all felt so natural and normal. I was scared of being caught, or seen by anyone. It was around this time that I started asking friends if I could try on their sister’s shoes. Some said yes, and others no. I had one friend who had an older sister who wore bell bottom jeans and platform sandals. I always tried to get him to bring me a pair of her jeans and platform shoes. One time I spent the night and he finally did it. Late that night he painted my toenails red, and I put on the bell bottom