Elliot Duval is finally telling his story and he doesn't want to stop.

"I came out as transgender when I was 32. At age 24, I came out as lesbian. That's how it all started," Duvall told London Morning host Rebecca Zandbergen.

Duval is sharing his story on Wednesday night at Aeolian Hall for the Transgender Day of Remembrance event, hosted by the organization he runs – TRANS* London – and Pride London Festival.

"I was living in Arkansas in the states, into the Bible belt. And when I came out as a lesbian I lost all of my friends, I lost all of my faith community, my parents didn't speak to me for a couple years after that," said Duval.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Event starts at 7 p.m.

Duval admitted he's speaking at the event in part because no one else was available. But he took it as an opportunity to step up. "It's kind of just time in my life. I have always kind of stayed behind the scenes and hidden away and now it's kind of time for me to come out into the public a bit more."

Duval moved to London after he met his now-wife. The couple is raising a daughter and his wife runs a daycare from home.

Experiencing male privilege

Duval spent more than three decades living as a woman, before self-reflection and therapists helped him discover who he truly was.

"I figured out that I was transgender. I never had a word for it."

Life is awesome now, Duval said, but admitted transitioning to a man has been 'insane.'

"I have male privilege now which I obviously never had before and it's a real thing and it's so weird. But I didn't want to accept it at first, because I didn't really know how to. But now, I have to stand up, I have to use my voice."

I have male privilege now which I obviously never had before and it's a real thing and it's so weird. - Elliot Duval

Duval is the oldest of five siblings who have all been supportive. He's still working on his relationship with his parents.

"For me, I've had no issues," Duvall said about living as a transgender man in the city of London. "However, I get to walk down the street and no one would know the difference. They can't tell that I was born a female, and that I am now a male. Unlike a lot of people in our community, they get called out a lot for how they look or how they identify."

Elliot Duvall runs the group Trans* London. Ahead of his keynote speech at the Transgender Day of Remembrance, he joins London Morning to share his story of transition and how it changed his life. 6:55

Life in a factory

Duvall, who works the overnight shift at a factory said, "I never told anyone at work because I was terrified."

But in the last month, Duvall said a coworker outed him.

"So I had to very quickly run around the factory and tell everybody that I was transgender before they heard it from somebody else. And it was the most terrifying thing in my life."

Duvall said he answered a lot of questions, including inappropriate ones, but in general his coworkers have continued to accept him.

"It's terrifying and it's good and I hope I continue to keep growing and to be able to do this more and not be so afraid."