Sure, just right until you realize that the hormones drive you crazy and don't get me started on actual 'reassignment' surgery which makes your genitals useless, and painful (who'd have thought?!).
Source: Not me. I stopped being trans after realizing how real trans people act. Now I merely call myself 'someone who is attached very little to their sex, I have pride as a human, not as one who centers their identity around being anything special'. I'm actually afraid, that if I had 'outed' myself in my childhood (where XXX was not of concern but merely being allowed to do anything, like being affectionate), that my parents would have supported me.
My condolences to anyone in a family/community which would not even accept you being gay but if you can't become independent/still want their financial support, then you have no pride as human. Before worrying about becoming 'special', achieve normality first.