You should be aware that the process of changing sex is often gradual. Hormones are the first step for many transgender people. Another early move is to start wearing their real sex costume.
You should know that going out to the community as a transgender person is dangerous. Transgender people are not protected in the employment area. Any employer can simply expel them. They are often targeted as victims of ill-treatment and violence.
The transsexual becomes very sensitive to the direction of the conscience used to talk to them; they prefer to talk to them as they feel.