General Transgender Discussion

When I told my doctor he really didn't react at all,which was not what I expected. He referred me to the psychiatry department of Kaiser Permanente and apparently they have this thing were they schedule on the same day as you go in for evaluation, so I'm going next Friday.Does anybody have any experience with Kaiser and how they deal with transgender people.

I actually went out en-pseudo-femme this evening for the first time. (Well, there were some false starts years ago, but let's just forget about that. ) It was only walking out to the car, driving 10 miles to pick up my wife and head home, and walking back into the house, but... wow, how wonderful. I had my androgynous urban grunge clothes but I had a pinkish shirt under my hoodie, a choker, my hair done in a feminine style, and the breast forms. I thought it was rather cute actually, and little possibility of mistaking me for a normal old straight guy. I had a "holy crap" moment when I first stepped out of my house because I don't know if I've ever felt so un-dissociat…

Five trans role models you should know about The Guardian (blog) As the National Portrait Gallery's portrait of an unknown woman is revealed as a man, let's celebrate trans people's achievements... 1. James Miranda Barry (c.1790s-1865) 2. Sylvia Rivera (1951-2002) 3. Jayne County (1947-) 4. Leslie Feinberg (1949-) 5. Vladimir Luxuria (1965-)

Brad Glemser | June 18 2013 4:19 AM ET "I was flying through Miami, and after I went through a body scanner, the TSA officer wanted to pat down my chest. While doing so he felt my chest binder, which I wore every day and which the scanner had consistently detected under my clothes and flagged as an "anomaly." I told him it was a back brace. Calling it a "binder" — something used specifically by transgender men — had often prompted extra thorough pat-downs by airport security. Calling it a back brace meant that I didn’t have to disclose my transgender identity to TSA officers and to other travelers standing nearby." --advocate.com Flying While Trans - Commentary …

Someone else on here sent me this link, it's most amusing Focus on Hallucinogens My comment after reading this was... Wow, why hasn't the trans community found this earlier? LSD turns you into a woman! *runs and hides*

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Ok, so its not really relative to anything with gender or our usual topics of convo, but I just wanted to alert everyone that the new Fall Out Boy CD is out and anyone who appreciates a good voice, let me warn you, Patrick Stump (their vocalist) is a voice thats as close to God as anyone will hear. Everyone should give it a listen!

I've been asked by someone I've interacted with for years now to provide resources, info, etc and more importantly request others if they may wish to contribute info... this is a UK effort, undertaken by the head of Greater London Domestic Violence Project... in other words, a chance to really make a difference for UK transfolk when it comes to these issues. All too often transfolk are shut out. I've seen results of davina's efforts in DV; a huge drop in UK fatalities from this cause. Those of you in the UK, and everyone for that matter... thoughts, ideas, whatever is welcome. From davina's email to me... Quote ...have managed to secure some funding to produc…

while on hormone pills, what else would help growth and shape, towards create-ing your own breast devallopment ____________________________________________________ ive now been taking premarin eostrogen tablets for a few months now i have devalloped breast so to speak some what~naturaly, im now donning a B cup bra which are a bit small so soon enough im going tryout a C cup bra to see if i fit one all though my breast still to me dont appear as proper female breast but i do fill a B cup with plenty of volume and shape, so i can only continue with the premarin and wait and see what will happen in due time

I have painted my nails and am wearing hose for the first time in several years. I'd forgotten how sensual the hose is as it hugs and warms and cools my legs. I missed seeing my toe-rings and seeing my nails colored... it looks so natural like they should always be this way. What wonderful things did you re-discovered after ignoring yourself for a long time? What was it that you missed?

If you are going to transition and wish to pass as a cis-gendered woman, where do you find your frame of reference? Women of my age have been mothers and are probably now grandmothers as well, they have lived all of their lives in the role I yearn to fill. They've been given help and guidance from mothers and grandmothers, female relatives and girlfriends. How do you make up for all that time and experience. As a transwoman, I would become the person I have though I should have been all my life, my crossdressing has always been a temporary fix, stolen moments which have always been moments alone. There has never a girlfriend around to tell me that, that shade of lips…

Well.. I haven't been a fully active member here for a long while. Mostly because I reached a stage in my transition where I could be myself, so it was nice and I became comfortable and I didn't think about my problem so readily as to come here and share my thoughts. Of course, from time to time, however, I did drop in and say hello to you all. Post my thoughts on current topics and so on. However, my comfort has began, to in a way deteriorate. I suppose it is that same vicious cycle I talked of in an earlier reply of mine. The more I experienced, the more I wanted more. What I said was that, when I tried to be a girl as a boy. I found contentment in roleplay online. T…

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hey all, I found this neat little website that allows you to see what various clothes look like together, it also tells you the price it will cost in the store (target). I have chosen a couple of outfits on it and am going to head into to town on the weekend to buy them :-) http://www.freefusion.com.au/wardrobe.htm

Hi! girls. i'm a 50ish t-girl from around atlanta. this is my first time posting and i'm so happy to have found yall. after all these years i have given up on dening what i am and i am ready to reach out to the T community to hopfully find friends and support. i've been in theropy for a year or so and have started the process of coming out. i dress to go to my theropist now and let me tell you that is one of the most wonderful feeling i think i have ever had. i hope with support i can get comfortable going any where i wish. i very very much want to take my transition all the way but who knows what life will bring. for now i'm just concentrating on being the woman i know…

Yes kids, it's happening again, another inmate of Richmond Virginia's city jail is sueing for a paid operation . Hey, I'm not happy and it's just not my responsibility to pay into a tax system that allows for this . I have had to pay out of pocket for my own . Ive been a responsible citizen and I'm a family person . I feel like I should just give up sometimes , yet , I continue to try and do the right thing .

I hate to sound arrogant or immature. But.... I AM A GOOD KID. I want to be out o the closet so bad, but I'm terrified my parents will disown me. I don't have the money to support myself. I don't even have a license! I work only a few hours a week for minimum age. I love my mom and dad, but things are just getting so ridiculous! I've been homeschooled for the past few years, and I know that it was a good choice because I KNOW public school would have been a disaster. I am up against my wall and slowly going insane. My college counsellor told me she thinks I am suicidal and that the stress I am putting myself through could kill me. I'm going crazy! Please! Words of wisdom …

please all watch this video of me. this will give you insight about what im feeling regarding my transition. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4DyiYw_Oxo

Hey everyone As someone who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I wonder if it is common among transgender or people who don't prescribe to the gender binary to have some kind of mental illness. Do any of you have bipolar as well (or something similar)? I suppose my biggest fear is that being bipolar will affect my treatment and diagnosis as a transgendered individual. Transitioning is crucial for me. I was doing a bit of research, and I can understand how the issues we deal with can cause a manic break, therefore making a mentally ill individual even more so. Mental illness definitely runs in my family, so I think being FTM and dealing with the emotional issu…

I always thought being fully transitioned was a physical thing. In the work I have done with my life coach this past year, I have come to realize it is so much more a mental thing. With the work I have done, it no longer bothers me that I have family that still wants to use wrong pronouns. I have come to realize that is their problem, not mine. I will even be spending Christmas with them . And if they can look at my hairy face and still call me a she...they are not too bright.

My mind tends to wander. A lot. One thought in particular went through the empty space this morning as I was on my way to the vet. For my rat, not me. If someone who matters to me was to ask, about sexual orientation, I have no idea how to honestly answer that question. I’m bisexual, but for the sake of argument let’s say I’m not. Seeing as I’m a woman, and have always been attracted to women, does that mean I’m a lesbian? Or does genetics rule this one and I’m still straight? The same goes for the men. If you guys are attracted to men does that mean you’re gay, or is genetics on top here too? Now flip it and ask the same question. On one hand the answer …

This seems to be percolating through news feeds lately. It’s dated 10/3/17 and the comments suggest something about tech times target audience. http://www.techtimes.com/articles/213993/20171003/sex-change-regret-growing-number-of-transgenders-wants-gender-reversal-surgery.htm And here is an older article updated in 2016 counters the impression the tech times article suggests. It is less inflammatory, as well as better researched and considered. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/brynn-tannehill/myths-about-transition-regrets_b_6160626.html I’m offering these as a heads up to expect some discussion on the subject. And I think anyone who's tripped over the first article sho…

Well i was seen today for gender issues at my local va hosp , and it went smooth , and from what was said i have been approved for hrt , needless to say i am one happy woman today love and hugs .

It's been six years since I came out as transgender. I remember during this time six years ago that I just discovered that I was a crossdresser. I was shocked to say the least. I went into denial reasoning that it was just a phase. How wrong I was! for several weeks I was tense, irritable, and miserable. On July 26, 2005 I came out to myself as a crossdresser. All the tension and stress dissipated immediately. I felt a sense of calm, relief, and liberation. It was a short time later that I felt that my experience ran deeper than just the clothes I was wearing. When I read about transgender, it connected with me. Now I knew that I was transgender and a crossdresser. …

Is it common to be gender dysforic not have an actual problem with my genitals? I know the feelings inside of me, but they do not result in an inward to outward hatred of my body. P.S. I am going to see a doctor that deals with transgender issued people, so I am sure that I will come to terms more about myself. I just figured I'd post this for feedback and for the points of views of others. I am willings to answer any questions in the case that you are wondering, "Whats going on with this person". Thank you everyone for your time. Bye. :)