[Pansy-Mae]

The advice they give looks insufficient to me though. I need more than "slight" counseling. I spent five years living in both genders, and then five years living in none. I really need a lot of time and effort to prepare to express myself in a gendered way.

I'm fortunate in that, despite the two examples I gave from my life, I've never really had to struggle with myself, I just accept me for who I am. What others think of me has always important to me ( but less so as I age) so I would always avoid doing anything to draw attention to my internal 'differentness', but I'm content in that space.