General Transgender Discussion

i've heard about people cutting, but never "knew" anyone that cut until i started chatting with other TG/TS people, and "met" up with a transboy. before i stopped going to where we used to chat...i discovered there were about three young guys -all teens ranging in age from about 14 to 17- who admitted to cutting. but my little buddy was by far the worst. seems he actually set out to draw blood. it's my understanding that self-mutilation (not for purposes of body modification) is primarily a mechanism for coping with something else. allegedly, the pain keeps one's mind off the real problem. it got me to wondering if i fall in that category. i don't cut... never …

Hi Everyone, Has anyone used any over the counter herbal hormones? Do you think they are worth? Andrea MB

Hi all. I am a transman living in a small community. Ever since I came out..4 years ago...I have lived in isolation. My family has let me go...and friends have let me go. I am tired of living in isolation. I am tired of dealing with the discrimination I get in the workplace and with my neighbors. I could use some support amd contacts. And it seems like every support group I have talked to....no one else is dealing with this 'outcast...isolation' stuff. If anyone can relate I would appreciate hearing from you.

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Hi Everyone~ I have been seeing my trans therapist for about 2 months now, and she has recommended me for the transgender program here at the University of Michigan! Basically, she had to meet with me a few times, decide if I would be a good candidate then either a) present my case to the committee, and they would accept me (or not) or say she thought I'd need further assessing for consideration by one of the MD therapists on staff. Thankfully, she presented and the team is excited about having me as part of the program! Excitement number 2 is I have made an appointment for my well-care checkup, to see if I'm in shape to start T. Or if not, then what do I need to …

Hi! Everyboby, Just thought I'd stop and make a quick post.I hope everyone is doing well.Well,spring will be here soon,thank God.I'm ready for the cold weather to go away.I'm more likely to get out more just like everyone else.I'm not going to say I have plans for this spring and summer cause everytime I make plans it seems things always fall through so I'm just gonna hope for now that things work out. I'm still here reading posts and glad to see things working out for everyone.Society is slow but it's learning diversity isn't a bad thing.Since society is trying to get itself together maybe it'll wise up for good this time,let's hope.Take care.

I have had a number of laser sessions completed and have been on hormones for nearly four months. I am living full time in my life and at work. I want to move forward and take the next step in my transition. I want and will be seeking a legal name change. It is something that I am comfortable doing and it something that I am ready for. I don't even feel comfortable using my male name. -Nikki P.S I hope everyone's transition is going good and well.

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I'd really like to see this, however I don't own a television set, so I guess I'll just have to wait till it makes it's way to the YouTubes. Anyhow, I figured I'd put the link up here in case anybody else would like to check it out. And of course, I'd love to hear any comments anybody has about this program too. ~Shannon http://ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=3242&a...amp;Category=16

Hey everyone. I am currently making adjustments to move from New York to North Carolina. My issue is that I have been on hormones for three months. I get them through a health clinic called Callen Lorde. They check my blood and everything. I know that in other states you have to go through all this therapy nonsense to get a prescription for hormones. Am I going to have a problem in North Carolina with getting hormones? Are there any LGBT friendly clinics that assist smoothly with hormone prescriptions? Transition is so very important for me. I cannot get held up by some therapist's approval.

Hi Girls! This is my first time on this site. I've been wanting to share something with the transgender community that I have developed to address a restroom issue. In Minnesota, I'am allowed to use the restroom of the gender I present as. The problem is when doing so it takes some time and struggle to get ready to relieve myself. (urinary) Then all has to be put back into place, sometimes with long fingernails breaking off or parts getting pinched and scratched. I came up with a device that uses an external adhesive male catheter, a tight fitting pair of panties, (gaff) and a plastic tubing connector incorporated into a styrene plate. The plate is sewn into the crotch …

Hi All, I hope it is not seen as inappropriate me posting on here (with other networks/groups I had asked the Admin for guidance on where to post, but this is such a huge board that I wasn’t sure which Admin/Moderators to contact!) So I don’t mean to cause any offence by hijacking the forum, and I hope that some of you will be keen to help. I am currently undertaking post graduate studies in Psychology and have chosen to carry out a research project on transgender issues. I chose this because I am part of the LGBT community myself and feel we are quite under represented as a whole in research, but transgender individuals even more so. Also much of the research …

I am just abit curious, open for all those concerned......I was five when I awoke to the realization that I wasn't me, at what point in your life had you realized that your body was not your own.....did it hit you all of a sudden or was it gradual..Did you awake in a cold sweat or just a calm over took you... did you get the preverbial light pop up over you and you just knew....and at that time was your name realized or did you have to find it hiding within you... I know at once what my name was it all came crahing down on me at once like a ton of bricks...( BAMMM ) I realized who I was completely....does this happen to everyone or just a few.... did you tell any one at …

Hope it was FABULOUS!!!! ~Kimbo

To get everyone up-to-date; I have been in transition for four years, and am now a post-op woman living full time as such. Before and during my transition I suffered from a great deal of anxiety, largely due to my gender issues. These issues came to a head four years ago when my depression became so severe I was not able to make it through university. Through therapy, medication, and living my life the way I wanted I became a much happier and well adjusted person. I thought that I was finally well enough to take on school full time. After some success in arts administration I decided to take an Arts and Culture Management course at MacEwan College. I started part time …

Hello! First post here, so I suppose an introduction is in order. My name is Michaela, I go by Kayla or Kay as the mood strikes me. I'm 19 years old, male-to-female, out to a few close friends and my sister. Pre-just about everything, long-since graduated high school and already a college dropout (yay!), live with my mom and sister in southern California. I was seeing a psychologist early last year, but she died a few months before I accepted my gender identity enough to actually tell anyone about it. For a number of reasons, I'd really like to start seeing a psychologist again, but I'm not quite sure how to find one who has experience with transsexuals, and I can't exact…

This might be a touchy topic for some of us who dont yet have kids but thought about it. I never really thought about it til recently. First with my brother and his fiance having a baby. Then I went over my aunts husbands sisters place. There was this little girl. Her mother didnt want her, and being this little girl is beautiful, I couldnt understand why she would just drop her off and leave her. I started holding and playing with the little girl. As the time passed, and I had visited her abit more. I offered to help watch her while this lady was at work. I found myself getting emotionally attached to this little girl. Now when I go watch her, it hurts everytime …

I've never seen this question before and thought I'd ask. I had a vasectomy many,many years ago and I intend to have an orchi prior to SRS. By having a vasectomy first woud the orchi be less time under the knife? Would this alleviate the need for an anti-androgen? If we havwe prostrate problems; will this shrink the prostrate? With this procedure can we reduce the amount of estrogen and still get the same effect? I know many girls have the whole shooting match done at once; but as I never intend to have intercourse the depth of my vagina is of little consequence. I am seeing my endro today for the second time and will ask him also; but I …

January 6th I went full-time. It was seven years ago today. Quite a ride.

I dont know if this has been discussed or not yet. But I, right now, get medical assistance from the state I live in. Which means I have to go to DES to get it renewed every 3 months or so. Anyway, when I have to go there, I like that they have to call me by my choosen name, but being that I dont totally pass for male in the chest area, I get people staring in my direction. Anywhere I go that I use MY name, I get that. Does this bother anyone else? How do you handle it?

Its a Sunday morning, as I got dress for church. I called my friend Aaron to ask him to ride over to pick me up. After a long wait, finally Aaron showed up, as I said hello while sitting down in the front seat. On our way to church, Aaron address to my attention that he had something important that he wanted to talk to me about? He explained that he would had invited me over to one of his friend's place, but due to the reason that he had his grand children along with him, and he explained that he doesn't want me around to confuse his grand daughter, because of how the way I dress and wear my nail polish. since I'm MTF. I told my friends about what between me and Aaron, an…

Happy Birthday Kim, I hope you have a wonderful day. Dee

Hello Friends, My wife Ann of 3 years is a MTF Pre-Op TS, we dated for 3 years prior to that. Ann has lived as a girl then as a woman since she was 13 she is now 24. I have been with Ann thru all of her surgeries and has just gone thru vocal feminization surgery. It has been 3 weeks already and it has been very rough on her and, I hate to say it, myself. I hate to sound hard headed or selfish but I loved her slghtly gruffy voice from before. I know she wants to be complete and I do support her... It's just wierd and I am sad... To know somebody as your only love then bam! She's like a different person, a stranger to me. I know it's going to get better but 2 weeks…

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