My name is Rob, and I am a 27 year old engineer who lives in multiple locations along the western side of the United States. Following High School I joined the United States Navy as a Submarine Nuclear Machinist's Mate, which I completed honorably after 8 years of service. For most of my life I have suffered from what is known as "Gender Identity Disorder", which basically means I have the body of a man, but my mind considers myself as a woman. This has led me to go through some very dark times as I struggled with these feelings and tried to understand and accept them. I kept these feelings a secret my entire life, and up until recently I had never told another soul. Now I finally have a course of action in place to address these feelings, and I will be starting the process of Male to Female Transition. The first phase of this is to start Hormone Replacement Therapy, where I will be given doses of estrogen and an androgen blocker to keep my testosterone levels down. This will cause me to undergo emotional as well as physical changes. I created this blog as a way to keep track and analyze how I am changing, as well as a way for loved ones to to witness these changes along with me. I hope to update this weekly with pictures and my own writings. I understand there are people out there who are very much against this, so I will not be posting any sort of contact information. I am very open to answering questions you may have and helping you to achieve understanding and acceptance, so if you do know how to contact me please do not hold back.