General Transgender Discussion

The Courage of Being Transgender in PublicI have long thought that transgender people living honestly as themselves are very courageous. Mirriam-Webster.com defines courage as "mental or moral strength to venture, persevere and withstand danger, fear or difficulty." I believe that the willingness to be oneself, one's true self, openly in public is a scary thing for anyone. Honesty in the face of adversity is a form of moral strength. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victoria-kolakowski/the-courage-of-being-tran_b_7943418.html?ir=Gay Voices&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003 Note: Mods to please move this article as you deem appropriate.

"There are three passages one from god in the old testament, one from Jesus in Mathew and one in Act's when the holy spirit directed Philip to teach and baptize a eunuch. Be armed with this when people confront you with 'it's against my religious upbringing'." -Kellibusey, Post #11 of the thread "refused business at salon." i'm not familiar with the passages that kelli has sited above so maybe i need to go do a little reading, but i have to wonder why philip had to be told he should teach and baptize a eunuch (i'm assuming it might have had to do with some stigma attached to eunuchs at the time). and i don't really see where this is applicable to [trans]women. the r…

Hey hey I am now an advanced member. Is that the coolest ever, sly. Way cool

HRT starting this week....Hope I don't have any issues.......will keep you posted... Love and hugs.....Pink.........Maybe I should change it to Caroline.......that is the name I will go with going forward...... Caroline.....the pink Koala

I just went thru a 6 day v-eeg test to find the cause of : lack of restful sleep, staring spells, involuntary trembling, teeth grinding, and other problems. stress siezures are very real and show normal on e.e.g's they have to be seen happening. The cause of course is stress. our lives as transgenders have potential for some stress. good news, these siezures can stop when the stress level goes down. they can be medically controled. some effects: migrains,ibs, fatique, confussion, memory loss, Some psycoligits are not trained to handle this so one may have to be found. all of this is from my notes during my hospital stay last week. i thought it may be helpful. most …

Trying again to say hello. Hope everyone is well. Again I've never been on any forum before and hope to make some good friends on here. I'm pretty easy-going and quiet. I don't consider myself a great writer or a great mind and I think my original message was taken a little out of context. I very much find Pre-op TG's very attractive but also completely love girls too. I live in Leeds in the UK and I'm off out with a friend tonight to see the Ladyboys of Bangkok. Have no idea what to expect. I'll speak more about myself as I get more confident on here....!!! Andy x

I recently filled my gallery with the nicest pictures I could come up with for now because I was hoping it could help me feel better about myself. I always wanted to do this from little on, but I was afraid someone would find the pictures and we all know what kinds of things could happen after that. With some help from my wife I picked the ones I felt respresented how I feel on the inside the most. I personally am really excited about them but most of you probobly have no trouble seeing the physical man underneath the clothing. A life feeling so different on the inside versus what people see on the outside is sickening. I have tried to open up to close peop…

Hi everyone I’m Jamie, I’m in a weird situation where I’m planning to move and work to Japan from China(I used to live in the US) and also I’d like to begin my transition from male to female while there. In order not to derail my “coming out to my spouse” thread too much I made this one. I would like to know any resources or information of mtf life in Japan. Or your experiences while there. Firstly I’d like to recommend this source to anyone asking similar questions https://stonewalljapan.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/transguide2016.pdf this seemed both helpful and a bit depressing. I’ll be working in a small(?) city called Mito and I don’t know if…

I had signed up here years ago. But because of a wicked bad break up I lost the computer and was without internet connection till about 2 months ago. I found you guys again via twitter. Yay! So I'm Devin 35 living in tx. Been on T for almost 6 years. I have a new wonderful supportive g/f and live is stressful but good! I enjoy meeting and chatting with new people and reconnecting with old friends. I only have internet thru my phone so I may be a little slow responding to posts and commenting on topics but I will certainly try! Ya can find me on twitter and fb too. Hope everyone is having a good day and looking forward to a nice weekend!

I remember one day when I was in third grade, sitting at a table with some of the girls in my class. I wasn't very sociable, so I was practically invisible during their conversation. They were talking about who had the longest hair and seeing who could cover the most of their faces with theirs. I wondered what having long hair was like. That's the first time I can remember wanting to be a girl. I never talked about it with anyone. I would fantasize about it late at night, wishing that when I finally fell asleep, I could be a girl in my dreams. That rarely happened, and when it did, I would wake up as soon as I realized it. I would be disappointed in the morning, but fo…

I really enjoy the make up! the clothes and and the way woman are in general. Love the complements and the sharing of emotions with other women.So much i respect about women! Men seem to hide the feelings and tend to think they are better! I take a woman life anyday.

I Desperately Need Some Advice I would like to ask everyone here if they could help to understand this issue, how to fix it, and what their advice would be, if any. I have managed to place myself into a dilemma with no obvious solution and I need help before I lose my sanity. Any advice or recommendation would be appreciated; no suggestion will go unconsidered. I have been married to my wife for 3 years now. I love her dearly. This has, as one can imagine, placed a significant strain upon our marriage; we are in a tail spin which we simply cannot recover. I have accepted my marriage is not going to survive this, and although it hurts I can understand why. The issue the…

It has been 3yrs that I've been seeing my gender specialist/therapist, and during my last appointment meeting with her, she addressed male pronouns on me, although my true gender identity/expression is female. During my last conversation with her, she explained about my life living as a "man"? I frowned at her comment, although I'm not denying about my biological gender, its just her terminology that upsets me, I find it hard to believe that I lived my life as a "man" since I always acted like a girl, playing with my Barbie dolls, among other things that I already told her about my past life, that things boys don't go threw. Perhaps I might be over reacting, and that it m…

I have the sexual orientation of a typical guy, the body of a typical guy, and am pretty much content with (or at least not opposed to) having the body of a guy. I have also never experienced any gender dysphoria before. However, I'm currently questioning whether I have the "mind" of a girl. I want to know: is it possible for me to have the "mind" of a girl despite this? Is that a thing? Every time I try to find the answer to this I always get things that don't say anything about this type of transgender, and instead basically assume everyone whose transgender is also looking to change their bodies in some way. There is never any mention of someone who is transgender who …

Microsoft has called on me once more in regards to diversity and inclusion in the workplace for transgender people. I have roughly a week or so to write an article which will be presented on the Official Microsoft site. What I'm looking for are personal challenges/experiences that you personally went through good or bad. At this point I have my own information and a handful of locals but thought it prudent to get others from different countries/states.

Good afternoon - First of all, let me say what a great resource this forum is! Thank you for having me. I am a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist working in New York and am the clinical director of the NYU Child Study Center Gender and Sexuality Service (NYU CSC Gender and Sexuality Service). At our program, we see kids as young as 3 or 4 all the way up to young adults in their 20's. As a huge part of our work, we feel it is our responsibility as physicians and psychiatrists to dispel the misinformation in the field and the community at large about gender variance. I think that as a field we have made tremendous strides in the last few years, and I'm happy …

I am sorry in Advance is this is rambled and long winded, and I thank those who took the time to read it and respond. The truth of the matter is I am lost. I am a 26 year old male who is outta shape to begin with, I have zero confidence in myself these days which I believe to be in relation to certain events of my high school days. When I was young probably around 12 years old my Dad told the family he was a CrossDresser so my exposure to this world happened fairly early in life, my Family all accepted him for it and that was pretty much it. But at the start of grade 10 we moved Cities and I had to leave my life behind and go to a new school, and I am a shy o…

Hi, I am very apprehensive. I have just sent an email to my mother telling her I am gay. Now I am hiding in the corner waiting for the backlash. I think my Mom is cool this way, but I cannot be sure until she responds, I hope this goes well.

http://www.oprah.com/relationships/Falling-in-Love-with-a-Transgender-Man I found this article on the O Magazine website. Love!

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I am looking for a doctor that is TG friendly in CT. Thanks

I present to you........ Lotion Skin and touch I remember me short shorts and tight blouse glowing skin and soft Sensuality The days, work so long The nights, can be good They can be very bad I caress myself I forget the days I want to be me I desire the strong I want to be love I long to be held I want want and sigh

Ok how do you know if you are a CD or TG. I have felt wrong my whole life. I grew up where you could not be girly or act soft. My family would not understand back then. My dad caught me with panties and bras from a house we where house sitting for and I made up some story. I have known for a long time that I like being in the other genders cloths . I like heels , dresses, night stuff. It's not all about sex. I am married with 3 boys. I'm 36 years old and have been hiding this for a long time. My loving wife knows and is doing her best with it. She loves the man I am but does not know if she can think the same way about the other me ,the real me. The real me? I have starte…

Sometimes I wonder what is worse, trying to pass as a woman while living out my day as a man who thinks like a woman, not attempting to pass at all but just carry on in my life with confidence, OR getting all dressed up to present as a woman knowing that some people will definately recognize that I am a man trying to look like a woman who may or may not feel sorry for me having to look so odd. I try to act ignorant of anyone looking at me at all, I don't really want to know what people think of me, but if they are interested in understanding why I act this way then I am more than happy to explain. Some days I look in the mirror and I see the feminine beauty in me. …

I'm back on track with my trans life after five years of dening who I am. I want to get back on HRT but need to see my doctor about it who said after my heart attack it was not wise to pursue. I was wondering if the use of the off the self estrogen will this low dosage help in anyway till I can see the doctor. Also with normal therapy will this decrease my sex drive to nil.?