As Phillipa describes, her experience of coming out as a trans woman has been overall very positive, but sadly sometimes coming out as trans can be really challenging. Telling people about your gender identity can feel daunting. If you choose to come out as trans, make sure it's to people you trust and that you have a support system in place. There are a number of wonderful support networks and organisations in Edinburgh: https://www.scottishtrans.org/community/useful-orgs/ and https://www.lgbthealth.org.uk/lgbt-community-groups-scotland/trans-community-groups/