What a great post Damian!
Dimitri is a beautiful human being whether we call her Dimitri or Katyana. I have attended transgender workshops at church where transgendered members (some of whom are friends) talk about their struggles of dealing with their usually former spouses, their children, friends, employers and coworkers.
It's so difficult for them to go through the process their whole lives of having a gender identity that is in direct contradiction to the genitalia they are born with and the societal expectations of same. For some the process is more traumatic than others. Usually depending on the degree of family support or the lack thereof. Then there's the process of counseling, hormone treatments, more counseling and then surgery. Some opt for only partial surgery. Some go all the way.
As others have said Dimitri, you are a beautiful person inside and out. None of that will change, whether you're a man or a woman.

Your beautiful soul will only be made more joyful when the outside of your body matches the inside.