About two years ago, after a lot of soul-searching, I came to the realization that I wasn’t happy with how and who I was.  It took another year to come fully to the understanding that I was transgender and that I wanted to transition.  At the beginning of April I had a meeting with a doctor who specializes in transgender health and medical transitions.  I’ve been on testosterone, the female-to-male form of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) since April 5, 2019.
I know that this might seem like it’s out of the blue, but I wanted to be sure this was what I wanted for myself before telling anyone.  Mom and Dad have known since the end of March or so.  No one else in the family is aware of this.  I’m planning on telling Erika and Kellie (and by extension their spouses) over this weekend at some point.
I want to stress that no matter what, I’m still me.  I like the same things I like, I dislike the same things I’ve always disliked.  I’m doing this because it’s what I need to do to make myself happy.  I know you might have a lot of questions, and I’ll do my best to answer them, if I can.  Moving forward, I intend to keep going by Kinsey (or KJ), but I’d appreciate it if you used male pronouns when referring to me (so he/him/his).