I Changed From A Boy To A Girl

hi my name is Jamelia but that wasn't always the case a few years ago I was a completely different person my name was Jamel and I used to be a boy now I'm a woman and I love myself but back then well let's just say I was very confused and didn't quite know what I wanted to do with my life let me start at the very beginning I was born the only brother in a big family I had four older siblings all of them girls I didn't even get to really know my dad he passed away when I was just five years old I don't really remember much about him so you can imagine I had lots of feminine influences in my life growing up my sisters all had names that began with J yes my parents were those kinds of people don't get me wrong mom was awesome but I thought it was so cheesy so we were jasmine Janis Jennifer June and Jamel believe me kids mocked us all the time in the neighborhood and at school it was kind of silly but mom thought it was so cute like all of us had something in common in case you are wondering yes my mom's name begins with a J and so did dads Judy and Jimmy I groan just thinking how cheesy this all sounds anyways my life was a bit peculiar if you want to know growing up with four older sisters was no walk in the park sure they spoiled me rotten but I was also basically their small doll they put makeup on me and little dresses they thought it was so funny and whenever they had slumber parties I was basically the cute little entertainment I never had a father figure in my life or any kind of masculine influence everything was girly stuff what we ate the games we played what my sisters talked about it was all girl related I ended up being stuck doing whatever my four older sisters wanted me to since I was the youngest I didn't really get a say and if we ever had a vote to decide anything you can guess that I was always outnumbered so I just began adapting to what they like to do in order to be able to have some fun at all they would convince my mom to keep my hair long ish so that they could comb it in two pretty styles when we were at home they would also test their makeup on me when the older sister Jasmine went to beauty school who do you think was her guinea pig me of course she would have me sit there for hours I'll be perfectly honest with you I kind of enjoyed it actually she was so delicate about it and she talked to me and tell me all about her life I felt she was so glamorous and cool at school I didn't really get along with guys my age to be honest they were all super into sports and things that I didn't think were too cool I prefer hanging out with the girls instead and I gotten along so well with them I think that most if not all of my friends were girls I would also give them great fashion advice and they would ask me what to wear before going on a date boys always wondered why I never hung out with them or why I didn't play football during the recess I preferred staying behind and playing with the girls or gossiping with them no one really seemed to mind at first but as I grew older things seemed to change boys thought I was weird and it mocked me about being too feminine they didn't understand why I always wanted to be surrounded by girls though my sisters had always applied makeup on me while we were inside our home I began wanting to do it when I went outside I started to paint my nails with my sister's polish and try different colors it was so much fun and I thought it looked so cute on me I began wearing blush and eyeshadow when I went to school and eventually even lipstick my sisters didn't see anything wrong with it they had always been super supportive of me and my choices they thought that if it was what I liked then it was perfectly fine the first time I did it though it wasn't so easy I'll admit it I was using a pretty pink nail polish and covered my hands with mittens I thought everyone could notice but I don't believe anyone really did when I got home one of my sisters saw me take off my gloves I hid my hands in my pockets thinking that she would call me weird instead Jun hugged me tightly and she told me I never had to hide who I really was later that night she told the rest of our siblings about it they were also supportive and it was then that I understood that I could be open about who I was around them this confidence grew every passing day until I decided I was brave enough to wear makeup and nail polish outdoors showing off my feminine side in public felt right it felt like I had been hiding for far too long and now I could finally let the whole world know who I was people stared my way mostly guys they asked themselves what was going on with me sure I hung out with girls that was one thing but wearing makeup and painting my nails was so different from everything they had seen we lived in a small town and most guys were really manly everyone expected men to like football and beer as well as get super bored when their girlfriends and wives went out shopping but I loved shopping and having my hair done sounded like a great plan for a lazy Sunday so believe me when I say that a guy like me wasn't well-received I had to deal with a lot of bullying at school and male students called me all kinds of nasty names I won't repeat them here but you can imagine what I'm speaking about they told me that I was a girl and that I should begin acting like a man that boys didn't wear makeup and we didn't paint our nails either and if they ever discovered I was actually wearing girls underwear underneath my pants I'm sure they would have completely lost it my sisters told me I didn't have to let those cruel boys get to me if they wanted to talk let them talk no one could make me feel bad without my permission it wasn't easy to ignore them though the jokes were so cruel and mean-spirited they told me that because I hung out with girls so often I was turning myself into one they also began noticing that I never went on a date with any woman all my female friends were just that friends I felt like a girl and wanted to become one in order to be approved for the procedure I needed to have several sessions with the shrink and he needed to report that it was really in my best interest my therapist explained that in order to be approved for the surgery I had to spend a period of time actually living as a woman that was when I began dressing as one 24/7 my sister's helped me buy pretty dresses in a wig I felt so fair it was amazing for the first time in my life I felt like I was finally acting the way I was meant to plus in the big city people didn't seem to find me so strange there plenty of guys felt the way I did and dressed like women just like I did it was such a relief to meet others that shared my questions and struggles I wasn't romantically interested in any of them so they began calling me other nasty names to them a guy who liked other men was disgusting I didn't understand why they cared so much it wasn't as if I was going to force them to go out with me or anything like that believe me the moment I saved up enough money after high school was over I moved to a bigger city a place where guys like me weren't so unusual two of my sisters moved with me and we rented an apartment together it was so cool and we had so much fun together while I was at college I began seeing a therapist in order to go through a gender reassignment surgery the surgery was really expensive but I had the full support of all my family mom paid for more than half of it and I managed to complete the rest of the cost with my savings and gifts for my sisters you can't imagine how much I love them all right then I wouldn't have been able to go through with it without their support not only financial aid mind you they were there for me every step of the way and they gave me the strength to make hard life choices a year after the surgery I was able to legally change my name to Jamelia I know that my mom would have never forgiven me if I took a name that didn't begin with a J she was more than happy for me to become a girl but family tradition couldn't be messed with all my closest friends were there for me as well though the recovery period after the surgery was very painful everyone helped me through it they got me my meds and even cooked for me when I felt too weak to get out of bed I consider myself fully a woman nowadays my hair is long and I have a very curvaceous body I'm dating this amazing guy my mom absolutely loves him not only because he is a sweetheart but because you guessed him his name also starts with a J he's called Jules it sounds so straight change doesn't it but he's the right guy for me when he found out that I wasn't biologically born a girl he didn't care at all to him I'm a woman now and that's all that matters I work as a makeup artist just like Jasmine she's taught me so much and helped me pay my way through beauty school lately I've been considering if I should start a YouTube channel doing makeup tutorials but I'm not too sure about it I don't want to receive nasty comments in my feed but at the same time I feel like I can help a lot of people who have been in my same situation so what do you think I'd love to know your opinion on the matter maybe I'll end up doing it if you think that I should please tell me what I should do in the comments I'm looking forward to your feedback I'd also love to read if you've ever had to struggle with who you are and what society expects from you it's not always easy opening up about our true selves but I think it's important to always be honest and kind to one another do you agree thanks for watching don't forget to subscribe and check out other videos in the channel

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Length: 10min 0sec (600 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 02 2020