General Transgender Discussion

Hello to everyone, I've recently come out at trans and have been looking for a place to get answers. I've been on HRT for three and a half months. Today's question is about the breast growth I can expect, currently I'd say I was at a small A cup. My biggest concern at the moment is that they seem to leak on occasion, just like a drip or so every once in a while. Is this normal? Any and all information is appreciated so thanks in advance.

All of this addoration men have for me on some of the dating sites is causing more problems than before.The experiences i have had from emails of my profiles on a few web sites is like i thought of myself as this sex goddess they seem to think i am.Hundreds of email admirers should be given to a celiberity not me.Why I see why sex goddess feel now and the image men protray them as. but you know i can barely meet any man face to face with a date to meet and see or feel the mystery of if we have chemistry or not. I am obessed with all their complements .but keep trying for a man even for short time and it is work. What advice could you give me? :(

I have a few questions for everyone: 1) Is the opposite TG gender an absolute mystery to you? For me, FTMs are as much of a mystery as any other men--more so, actually, because they have taken huge steps to actively reject something that, to me, is a dream come true. I imagine FTMs find MTFs equally mysterious because of this. (I hope no one is offended by what I just said.) 2) Do you think MTFs or FTMs have it easier? Why? 3) Do you feel that you have more in common with non-TG people of your (internal) gender or TG people of the opposite gender?

Just sometime I'm curious about... does anyone know any cases where more then one child in the same family have transitioned? Or maybe a father and son/daughter?

I have had a friend take a picture of me the first of every month for the last 28 months to show how HRT has changed me. They are like mug shots, front, back and side. It is interesting to see that you DO change. Is posting this of interest, or even ok to post? People on HRT might continue or stop if they really see it works. It's life altering for sure. Paul...someday Paula ;)

I just got home from my 2nd Appointment, he said hes pretty much convinced that I'm TG(ie i didn't go running out of his office screaming when he told me the list of health problems going on hormones can bring) but I still have to see him for 3 - 6 months before he can legally send me to someone to get HRT

I always heard the statistics about suicide among us but it never hit home as it did tonight. I just came home from work and this email was in my inbox: To Kareal, Excuse me Kareal, but I have to give you a message from Sharon, before I will do as she asked me too, and close down her account on FB. A few days ago, Sharon has passed away, after a long fight against her cancer and depression. She never told you that she knew so well how you felt and what you were going through. She wanted you to be strong and fight, as you had a chance to win, she didnt. It was her time and she was not strong neough to win the battle this time. I have to tell you that she loved…

Hi I am not transgender myself, but I need to talk to some trans people about this. Story: I recently started going to college, and I met this fantastic guy. He's adorable and sweet, and I am very happy just being with him, but I have a few conserns, because he used to be a girl. I come from a really small town, and I was the only bisexual in my graduating class (there were no 'out' gays) so I know nothing about trans people because I have never been exposed to them. Is there anything I should know? -JessaLaFaye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vSnz26rOZM&feature=youtu.be my coming out as transgender story. please share with other transfolks.

So how have all of you been? I told you all that I would post when my episode of "Sex Change Hospital" was going to air, but I don't know how many of you can view it in the U.S.- It is only airing in the U.K. right now, but there is a international presence on this board at times, so you never know... It is airing Wednesday, June 20th, 2007, at 10pm U.K. time on More4, the documentary channel for the U.K.'s Channel 4.... It WILL play in the U.S. sometime soon- here is a link, and yes, the camera does add 15 pounds! "Sex Change Hospital" Episode 4 AND, now I am living in Los Angeles- after surgery, it seemed like I was living in someone else's apartment, and wor…

I finally got to watch the movie that my spouse says that she accidentally erased from my DVR, right! I found the DVD on ebay and watched it last night all by myself, well with my two kitties and my dog, but they don't count really. I loved that movie. At the end when the motorcycle guy offered to escort the funeral procession, I never cried so much even when I watched old yeller as a kid. Unfortunately I got a late phone call and while I was crying I had to answer the phone so I had to rewind it and watch that part again. I hope that the person that called didn't think that I was being beaten or anything? I highly recommend this movie along with "A Soldiers Girl" as th…

My ex wife and I starting to talk again.I saw a look on her face when I picked our 13 year old daughter Nicole up on Friday.Have joint custody and get her on weekends.Walked in and decided to apologize to me for how she reacted badly at first,I forgave her.Said she was not ready to cope with the next step I was going to go through and is now.Sees I am more much happier now.Plus she felt terrible for what she did to me and has decided to support me finally.Coming to terms was hard for her at first and she understands finally.We have one person to thank,our 13 year old daughter saying don't hold a grudge against each other.It is looking better now and my ex wife is starting…

so im writing this to tell you that my experience in the women's shelter here at VOA has been positive so far. the women have been nothing but nice to me and treating me so well. i feel so relaxed and easy and i can be my self more here then when i was at the men's shelter. Monica has been super awesome in helping me feel safe and makes sure that im well taken care of. i highly recommend this shelter for those who happen to be in reno nevada who are transgender MTF as they welcome our community with open arms. i even had one to help me with my makeup today and i got complimented with my over all look. im feeling so good about myself and not depressed as i was when i was i…

My family now understands I live as a woman fulltime.It was hard when I came out to my parents and sister I that I was going to live as a woman fulltime last year.We have been working on it through a counsoler and I got a surprise.I got a hug from my parents including my sister knowing this is me and they love me with their unconditional love.Good thing is this is off my back including my family's.My family never gave up on me and knew working things out would help out.

Sunday morning finally came although it was about 4 am on Saturday that all the fun we were having finally ended. Breakfast on Sunday gave me a chance to meet another great of girls like us. I met a few girls that have had parts in movies and live plays. Most of these wonderful people were much older than me, but, all were beautiful. That afternoon the event I was waiting for was finally stating, a dress and shoe fashion show. I was going bonkers over all of the shoes that were being shown. I was in 7th heaven as I am a serious heels girl. I finally found a very sexy sandal without an ankle strap. I do not like the way I look in a dress with ankle strap sandals. They make…

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I have a sort of homemade sports-bra type thing that holds my breast forms in just the right place, looks and feels great, etc, even laying down. I got to wondering a while back, I wonder what would happen if I wore these to bed? I mean there shouldn't be any problem with that because people wear them all day, which is twice as long as a good night's sleep. And things going on in the outside world tend to influence dreams. So I tried it. First of all, I have to say it was wonderful laying there in bed and feeling like I had a full-sized set of breasts. It took me a while to get to sleep. But I remember having at least two dreams in which I was in girl-mode and passing…

I love my girlfriend/my longtime friend Erin and she is glad I am in her life knowing I understnd her.Erin is just like me,a pre op ts and I supported her too although she supported me through my transition.She started when she was 21 and decided not to have the SRS also when she was 23.My G/F was not lucky through her transition from her father,her father walked out on her when she came out to him when she was was 21 years old.Her mom took the news very well and supported her.I am glad Erin is in my life too,she supported me and has taught me that I do not have to give up in my life being very strong.Finally 2 years ago she told me a secret that she was holding,Erin had …

Hey, So today at 11:30 My club is doing a discussion on trans issues since for some reason, I don't know how to start the discussion at all. It's freaking me out completely because I'm the one who put this on our agenda. They're really trying to brush it off, the discussion i mean, but how do i make them more engaged in this, since the T is rarely ever discussed in our group. -Ty

So my girl friend is mtf. I treat her like my girl friend but when we fight she tells me she's not a girl. I am not sure how to deal. I don't have anyone I can really talk to because she doesn't want to be part of the "culture". I really like her so how do I relate?

In early January I was invited to present a speech at a local medical center to about 25 resident and non-resident MDs. I worked so hard to make it a good one. I read a great book about TED Talks, spent several hours creating a draft, and presented it to a couple of girlfriends who provided helpful feedback that resulted in a complete do-over. More hours. But it paid off. I had a wonderful time speaking to them and after, answering their questions. They gave me a standing ovation! Wow, how cool is that. Here's the script: I’m 63 years old, assigned male at birth, retired, and started my gender transition in mid-2017. I’ve been married twic…

hey all i wrote this letter on my mom's facebook status and wanted to show you my plead for my mom to call me by my proper pronoun and chosen name. Dear mom's friends, I am writing this status to introduce myself as her oldest daughter Charity. Yes I know you are about to be confused because she has a son named Danny and a daughter named Shelly, but I want to say something from my heart in hopes that all will know me as being me. I have been out as a transgender person since I was 21, struggling for many years to transition and fix my body to match my mind. It has been something that has always been a part of me even since I was 5 years old. It isn't something I woke …

I realized when I was about 4 or 5 that I'm not a girl on the inside. I'm a boy trapped inside this body, like an animal. I'm not supposed to be a girl. I'm supposed to be a boy. Aside from that, once I found out there were others like me, I started to come out. But coming out to some people is easier than coming out to others, like my family. My aunt, who hates gays and lesbians and etc., said that gays are possessed by evil demons. There's something wrong with her. I'm certainly not possessed by an evil demon. My mom, just thinks it's a teenager thing and I'm too young to think that I know stuff like this. But she's secretly confused and it's pretty obvious. She wo…

My kids have adjusted very well since I came out as bigender 5 years ago.It was tough at first and I was amazed it took them a month to adjust.I had the talk with them on this,they were 13,11 and 9 years old at the time.They now understand now with them being 18,16 and 14 years old now seeing I am any normal dad with a female counterpart that wants out.Also learned I struggled for a long time finding who I really was and they learned something too.It was seeing who they were from the inside too,My 16 year old and 14 year old were first and it was my oldest.My oldest had interest in wearing certain female clothing as male when he was 15 and I helped him through this.He now…

Just going to see how all this is going to work out for me.