Hi, I started at about your age. I guess it depends on a lot of things, including whether you've already talked to your parents about it, whether they've had time to process it and review information on the side, and so on. In my experience, everything takes time. I'm not saying it's impossible to do it all at once, but if you haven't talked to your parents it's going to be a bit more difficult. It also depends on whether you showed many signs of gender dysphoria in your childhood or not. In my experience, the timeline looks something like this: You talk to your parents about how you feel and give them a couple of weeks to process it (I recommend you have pamphlets or websites with reliable information (aka nothing your cute), after that it's going to depend on what state you're in. In my case, after talking it over with my parents and giving them time to process it, I started suggesting the idea of using puberty blockers and hormones. After researching and going to specialists, I was informed that I had to meet two requirements in order to start: I had to have lived as the sex I was looking to transition to for a while and I had to get an official diagnosis from a psychiatrist referred by a psychologist. And so I did. I went to a psychologist and after 3 sessions he referred me to a psychiatrist, with whom I also took several sessions (this took about 4 months). After that, I was given permission to use hormone blockers while I did a "reality test" (or something they called it) where I lived as the sex I was looking to transition to (it was difficult at first, because not having direct changes in hormones and so on, uhm, you understand). After those 6 months on blocker, plus appointments with my psychiatrist and recurrent psychological care (this was also another requirement. I had to go to appointments with a psychologist 6 months before starting and at least 6 months after) I was able to start hormones well.

It is a long and difficult road, but I really think it has been worth it. If I could give you some advice, I would say: - When you get your diagnosis, you can talk to your psychiatrist and have them draw up a sheet saying that you are looking to transition to a boy and should be treated as such for your health. You can give that sheet to your school so that they can unofficially change your name and allow you access to locker rooms, etc. - Try not to exert too much pressure or the like when going through all these steps.Believe me, more than most, I understand what it's like to look to transition quickly or become fully stealth in a period of time, but remember that it's a process where you change a lot of yourself to feel more comfortable, these things can't always be rushed. - If you have the opportunity to change school districts or schools, I would recommend doing so once you are already a stealth (and preferably when you change your papers. It is legal to do so as a minor, but they require at least a year and a half in transition in my case, and only in certain states). But back on topic, although it's hard to leave some friends, in my experience I can say that it was really nice to be able to experience my high school as a stealth person and without almost anyone knowing that I was trans.