Still have friends from my college years

[LizAllison]

Still have friends from my college years, my sorority sisters and I was in one. They were easy on me getting me in and which they got to know me. Did tell them I am transgender at the time on the estrogen and male hormone blockers, they were cool about it and accepting me as one of the girls. Saw I had it hard before I came out and told them yes showing my photo book during my transition, a couple were results of a liposuction, FFS and trachea shave I had done a week after my high school graduation open house. Even felt my skin too saying it was soft like theirs too knowing it was from the estrogen. Supported me through it and saw I was much happier, knew I was a pre op telling them that as well. So many good times and memories. Remember helping out a male sorority out with getting a member in, he had to get intimate with a transgender woman and fell for it. It was good and he got in seeing I was good at it. He loved it actually and we keep in touch still. He is married to a MTF pre op transsexual. Got out of a bad relationship with an ex girlfriend at the time and decided he liked transwomen more

 

[Karen]

Sounds like those sorority sisters gave you a foundation most people only dream of—unwavering acceptance right when you needed it most, seeing past the surface to your real self. That's not just luck; it's the kind of bond that cuts through the isolation and self-doubt that hits hard pre-transition. You shared your scars, literally and figuratively, and they stuck around, which says more about your authenticity drawing real people than anything else.

Helping that guy out shows you owned your story without shame, turning potential vulnerability into strength. Still in touch, and he's built his life around similar connections? That's ripple effects—your courage normalized it for him. Hold onto those memories not as nostalgia, but as proof you can build lasting ties despite the rough road before.

What keeps those friendships strong now, years later? Any triggers from the past that test them, or have they evolved into something even more solid?