OKay, so throwing my hat in the ring. 41, 20 years m2f, hrt, still preop (mostly due to weight and money). Pass easily have gone through legal transitions, have lay-counseled m2f, f2m, and a few in between. My big deal is about listening to yourself and following the person you want to be, rather than accepting the socially defined role of male or female. I've had elect, laser, and many, many years of counseling for a variety of issues besides transition, including substance abuse. To me life is about learning to be a good person, as opposed to being x or y. Not that being x or y isn't a bad thing, but I don't like to pigeon-hole folks into places that they don't want to be.