General Transgender Discussion

I did not wear much makeup for the longest time, but recently lost weight, and am feeling better about myself, so am starting to wear some make-up again. I have a very very favorite eyeliner, it is by Urban Decay, and the color I use is called Smoke Out. It is not waterproof so it comes off at night easy, but it stays on great all day. I highly recommend it! If you have some fav's, share them! -Kim PS) Sorry Mikey, nothing for you to contribute here. hehe

Something that came out constructively while I was discussing with the therapist today was, what exactly defines a man or a woman? Really there is no good definition based on any sort of solid, medical/scientific criteria. Chromosomes don't do it since you can have XX men and XY women, even ignoring TS. Fertility/virility don't enter into it because plenty of people don't have these functions, but are still considered men or women as appropriate. Even physical characteristics are no good because a man who's definitely a man could easily go get hormones and GRS and be totally miserable. I think really the only useful definition for a man or a woman is "that's what you b…

Hello, I apologize if the views and questions I have is offensive to anyone, but I don't have anyone in my world to answer these types of questions and I want to understand better to hopefully tweak some of my viewpoints. If something I say is off-putting please let me know and why because it is not intentional. I have always believed that everyone deserves to live their life the way they want, if it makes you happy and doesn't hurt others who cares if someone doesn't agree/understand it. If I know someone uses different pronouns than I try to make sure to use what makes them feel comfortable. I always felt like that was enough. Now, I want to work on that becau…

Adrianne and I are planning a cruise for fall 2022 assuming COVID-19 is dealt with. I know that in Brazil at the moment, killing a transgender person is more or less considered a public service. On the cruise we’re looking at it would take us through the Panamá Canal with a stop in Cartagena Colombia. My understanding is that the attitude isn’t much different in Colombia than it is in Brazil. So I’m asking if anyone knows if it would be smart for me to even show my face on the ship, let alone disembark for some time in the country. And if I did disembark, should I be in fear for my life, and more importantly, Adrianne’s life?

As I have occasionally commented before, I am disappointed with my breast size. The options seem to be using pads or breast enhancers in my bras and/or wearing padded bras or just accepting relatively small breasts and wear unpadded bras. I know many male to female transsexuals have implants, but I have decided not to. Until recently I usually wore unpadded bras since developing some breasts. I realize many genetic women are also disappointed with their breast size and wear pads or padded bras to enhance their feminine appearance. So I have often lately been wearing pads or breast enhancers in my unlined bras. The difference in bust projection is, of course, noti…

To start with my name is Del. I tend not to use screen names but rather my real one. In a sense I guess I believe in being honest and upfront. I do understand how others may choose a screen name being stealth or whatnot. To begin I am not transgender. I am cisgender. I am also a licensed and ordained evangelist that posts mainly in the Christianity section of Susan's Transgender Forums. In case you're wondering why a cisgender minister is here you don't have to worry. I'm no transgender chaser or out to convert or heal anyone. I merely found at Susan's that the Christian section had people that loved the Lord where in many cases I found the cisgender Christians had th…

Surfing the web and looking at TG webpages, sometimes I've come across the idea of the "T-dar", that transfolk can be spotted (by some people). What got me interested in this is that back in high school I was often called fag, queer, or homo and got into a couple of physical fights because of it (no suprises there!) and while that happened to a couple of other kids, there was one insult that I only ever heard used on me: "dude, you're not male, I reckon you're a girl or something!" I tried hard to pass (the short hair! ) but even then the smallest thing (how I was sitting, my hand movements, giving an opinion in class and realizing that the girls agreed with me and…

Hi everyone. just thought I would introduce myself. I'm 23 year old male - Female. I came out yesturday to a friend of mine who is the one who told me about this site. so I hope to get to know everyone here :-) Sorry for the short description, i'm not very good at talking about myself lol

In another thread (or two...) we've talked about brain researchers looking for differences that would help indicate or perhaps objectively diagnose/confirm one's being transgender. This (below) is a little dated (July 1, 2016) but provides some information I found very interesting and informative: Why Are Some People Transgender?

Hi I am 32 and started HRT only last week and all is going well so far, I was just wondering if any one could give me any idea of the breast size I could expect, I know it varies a lot for each person but would still like here for others about there experiences. Before I started HRT I was a 40AA almost a 40A I understand that I may loose some muscle from my rib area and chest. Thank you

I know I saw one message on the forum about this when I searched, but I wondered if anyone ever thought they were going through MPD when sorting out gender identity issues? From very early days in my childhood I think I compartmentalized the "girl stuff" in my head and started thinking of her as a ghost personality in my head. Not of the strength that the media-sensationalized MPD people, where there's a total switch-over, memory loss, etc. Just kind of like an imaginary friend who happened to have many of the same wants, needs, and interests as me. An imaginary friend who liked the girl clothes I had and wanted to just wear them, but the guy body had other ideas... …

Best wishes for your birthday and the year ahead. =D

Today we exchanged Yule gifts, and my wife got me something that just... wow. It speaks for itself so I'll just include some pictures. Its title is "Chrysalis" and its subtitle is "Protect and cherish; give wings to fly". I'm not sure what the artist's original intention was (daughter and mother? two women in love?) since it's a "print", but I know what it means for us.

First I am not afraid to be out of the ordinary. I call that extraordinary. Also if I use the word disorder in here I am going by the current diagnoses of Gender Identity Disorder. You may not think of yourself as disordered at all. I am not implying anthing by using the word other than the point that I am discussing in this thread. I was thinking about something rather philosophical this morning and I hope that you see a positive in this. I happen to enjoy watching Star Trek a lot with my family and they often use the word Anomaly to describe something that doesn't follow what they usually expect and they often do not have a lot of information about it. As you re…

So, I got laid off on Friday.... Nothing to do with my being TG, just lack of work... Echhhhh.

i told some people to day that i am tg

I know that this is off topic, but does anyone here train in the martial arts. I figured it would be a fun topic to discuss. I have been training in judo myself for awhile now. ^_^

This movie survey offers up titles not listed in the TS MOVIE POLL or the CD MOVIE POLL This one's multiple choice, so have fun! (includes TS, CD and drag films) .

I read an article about transgender rights being twenty years behind gay rights. What the article neglected to say was the reasons why. Here is my feelings and the reasons. 1. Roadblocks Transgender people and drag queens were front and center at the 1969 Stonewall Riots. When the leadership positions were created, transgender people were pushed to the margins. During the 1970s and 1980s laws were passed by gay and lesbian organizations to keep us out and prevented us from accessing resources we desperately needed. People like Janice Raymond and others were major obstacles. 2. Cold Feet Here in New York in 2010 marriage equality was on the same docket as gen…

I don't remember much other than taking the dog for a walk and three guys approaching me in the hallway. I'm OK. Just a few bruises. The three dudes got hauled off to the hospital. The EMT's wanted to take me to the hospital also and my dog was running all over the place. The police asked me if I wanted to press charges. I just wanted my dog back and go home. I called the dog and he came. So we went home. But now I'm worried. One of the attackers is in critical condition and now I might get charged for protecting myself. But out of four people, I was the last one they bothered with. I'm very stiff and sore and my head hurts. The police seem to be on my side though, which …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzLrthThlu8&feature=youtu.be this is what i deal with daily in my life. would love for some to leave me comments on my video on my channel.

Hi all, I know I haven't been super active lately.. Since my lay-off, things have gotten surprisingly busy. I am now back in school, working on my Computer Science degree. And even better, I got a sewing machine! Yay! So I'm learning how to use that well, still working on my knitting and improving my cooking skills... I made this apron as my first attempt I hope everyone has been well, I miss the discussions here and hope to get back into the swing of things soon!!

So, I've been thinking about posting this sort of thing on a TG forum for a while, but never really could come up with the full explanation of my life until tonight, so here it is. Sorry it's so long, and if you read it, thanks. The earliest memories of my childhood, I was a boy. I never thought I was a girl, I never had any illusion of not being a boy. I was a boy, plain and simple. There was no social pressure on me to behave like a boy, to play with boy toys, I just did. I loved riding my bike (was off of training wheels by 3), running around in the woods, playing army men, playing with Jurassic Park toys and having the dinosaurs eat the people, that kind of stuff…

e was just wondering if any girls were growing breasts, & would they discus what steps they were taking as any help would be good as love to have breasts as i hate padding my bra out xx

So, I lifeguard in the evenings aside fro.from my full time job. Yesterday during a monthly training there were two other guards that kept referring to my in masculine pronouns... I told them politely that I greatly prefer female pronouns and they kept using he and his. BTW, I wear a WOMAN'S SWIMSUIT when working there. Is it too much to ask to not be misgendered in the workplace?