General Transgender Discussion

Fantasia Fair in Provincetown, Massachusetts, is in October. I am in DC and I will plan to drive up...so I can offer a free ride to anyone between here and there... let's plan a group field trip?

So after many years of wanting to do this I have started my transition one year ago and in the next few days ill be going to see a person that well let me take my hormones to go anther step farther into becoming the woman I was always wanted to be. But I am concerned about the effects that it will have on me and if they well even let me go father into my transition.. I am new to this kind of thing posting and wanting feed back.. But the thing is I am in my early 30s and for reason unknown to me I feel like I am starting so late and wont have time to transition before I am old. I like to also find a girl while/after everything.

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

Hello, lately ive been realizing that america has successfully set just enough obstacles to make T-girl life hard to live. So i was considering saving up and moving abroad by maybe next year so i was wondering where you think would be a good idea end up is at ?

This is just me asking for some advice, wondering if anyone else has been in this situation, so you don't have to read it if you don't want to read some silly young person being confused. I started going to a therapist last year. This person has been wanting me to take it slow, which I completely understand. This therapist wants me to try to get more in touch with being a girl, and I just feel really uncomfortable with the idea. I can't make myself do it, I just avoid it. Looking "like a girl" in public makes me feel uncomfortable, even the idea of wearing eyeliner, which some guys do, bothers me. However, I have no problem dressing up like a girl for theatric…

Hi All. I met with my State Representative last Friday, to try to find a way to get my gender marker changed on my driver's license. Even though I have been on hormones since 2003 and have had chest surgery, I live in a state that requires complete surgery to change any markers. She was very supportive and very much a go-getter. As i was meeting with her, we discussed how this state policy is a hardship in employment opportunities. When she found out the steps I have taken to get back into my profession.....she gave me the name of a person to contact and said...tell them i sent you. Now all I need is a huge injection of self-confidence. this is a profession I have …

The boys at work make me feel wrong. I have been friends with some of them for quite some time. Everytime I get into a conversation with them, my voice drops two octaves and I start feeling terrible. It takes forever to regain my composure after this. I think I will arrange to sit somewhere else.....with someone new.

Does anyone know of a primary physician (HMO) in the Los Angeles area? Andrea

With the Supreme court ruling in favor of gays marrying , what of we transgender people ? I'm NOT Gay. In fact men as bed partners disgust me . A couple of the females and I know one Trans man who knows me well know the deep seated reason I made that statement . I did not transition to have sex ! I have come on this hellacious journey to see myself as a mature woman with the appearance of a lady . STILL, EVERY Day, I'm "Sired " or denied my place as a lady simply over my being a Transwoman ! Where are Trans rights people ? Where are our rights to be free to live where we choose , to worship , to shop to live without fear of violence ? For DECADES , I have supported Gay th…

Warning....Some of this is pretty honest Your only doing this beause........... You hate the male lifestyle.......Honey, you are right.............I do hate the male lifestyle..........I hate beer, NASCAR, sports, being macho and........the list is a lot longer......I have never identified with any of it. You hate girls........Honey, you are so right.........girls are self centered little .......wait .......Now I am downing myself.......This is actually a pretty complex subject..........I do not wan't to be your hero.....I do not wan't to cater to your ego....I do not wan't to have sex with you, I do not enjoy it...so sorry. You are just doing it for the exc…

I think Cali is getting with the program! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2ghoLqthu0&feature=related

Darren Wee | 07 July 2015 "‘So, in the Bible, when a man sleeps with another man like with a woman, it’s an abomination. See, the emphasis is on a man betraying his status: He has feminized himself. So it’s a gender violation as opposed to a sexual violation.’" -- gaystarnews.com Jesus was gay or "at the very least' queer, says theologian ______________________________________ So, what's this guy's angle? Crackpot? Preacher with a twisted fantasy? Trying to whip the conservatives into a frenzy even more so than they're already in? Or did this guy just throw trans people under the bus in an attempt to get the hets off gay peoples' backs? Just wonderin' ....

My friend sent this to me: The effeminate sheep & other problems with Darwinian sexual selection. I thought the idea was pretty interesting. It really is striking how much standard theories of gender and sexuality try to toss out the "bad samples"...

My sister sent me in relation to our family life, but it seems oddly apropos on many levels for people dealing with trans issues too. I'm sure it was unintentional, but I sorta like the symbolism of the band's singer (a guy) appearing alternately in the room with the girl who decides to make a run for it.. :)

check it out.. click HERE don't miss the "older posts" links for more pix and check out Blagojevich.. are those boobs? NOTE: the irony of this website is that...it seems they stereotype what lesbians look like.

:) I am finally free to feel these special feelings I have had all my life. All my life I have had I guess one could say a very different set of emotions a man usually has. I'm not gay. I believe the kinda of attraction I have emotionally, psychologically, and physically is to the kind of love I think only a TS woman can give. Along time ago I saw a movie about a young soldier whom walked into this restaurant, and the kind of attraction that occurred between him and the TS girl was like love at first sight; It had all the special chemistry one would hope for in a first meeting. Anyway , they fell in love , and even after he found out she was not a quote " woman " physiol…

On Sunday at church, a young couple discovered that I am transgender. They sat in the same pew as my wife and me. We know the couple. After service she shared with them tha t the woman standing next to her was her husband. They were quite shocked to say the least. Every week at least one person discover that I'm transgender. It's my way of educating the public. Later in the evening, my wife and I were having coffee at a local restaurant. While she was getting our coffee, a woman at the next table was staring at me. I was busy reading my email but sensed that her eyes were searching me trying to figure me out. Later, my wife stated such. It's happened to me before bu…

Major Update: Hello Everyone, I would like update you all on what has been going on in my life. In January of 2009 I first entered this site but was to afraid even to log in. by February of 2010, I had just about given up on life. A nice moderator named Felisha chatted with me for about 3 hours. the next week I started reading the various stories that you have all put out there for us. within 2 weeks I finally accepted my being transgender and decided to get help wherever I could get it. I called a therapist who specializes in transgender issues and she evaluated me for the seriousness of my case. I learned all about electrolysis and did my own electrolysis …

No, I'm not venting! I have had this thought in my head for a couple of weeks. It's good to let all the frustration and tension out of your system. Whether its posting here, writing in a journal, creating a blog,or just screaming in an empty room, getting out all the negative vibes is therapeutic. Once that's done, creative and positive ways to resolve issues can be thought of. I read numerous posts of people who vent. I do understand what they go through. I created a blog when I was dealing with my gender issues in 2005 (still have the blog). I posted everything that was on my heart. One one particular night I posted until three in the morning. I was emotionally drai…

Ok , Well as many of you all know I have been very Scarce for about four months or so , popping in from time to time but spending little to no time , this is in part due to the over whelming amount of Depresion and Anxiety issues I have gathered up over the years , Moma always told me to let it out and I did not listen , so now I am a hot mess with plenty to spare ... LOL I have been undergoing transition for a great number of years , living full time for three years , off and on for five prior , always battling with who I am , what I need to do , What I was Told I have to Do , why I am the Way I am ... You all know the same things just different day and person , any…

I have been wondering about the way we (as a community) refer to women. Why do we so easily and readily call grown women 'girls'? Do you think that we should find another more respectful term rather than 'GG'? What about CGW (cis-gender woman)? Is this not a better descriptor? Am I being too politically correct? Check out: https://daniellaargento.wordpress.com/2015/03/18/referring-to-women/ for more if you are interested.

With all this discussion on the APA and how some within it want to proceed and see things.I think everyone including them should remember that when one seeks psychiatric help from a psychiatrist,the psychiatrist is there to help you understand yourself,your feelings,emotions and so on and why you think and feel the way you do about things.That being said,they then come to a conclusion based from their intelligence and unfortunately sometimes,based on their personnal opinion on an issue they think and feel they have a higher intellect and better understanding of.Giving no credit of knowledge,understanding and knowledge of self awareness of being to another having a fixed o…

I just don't know where to start. I sat thinking the other day about my father and how much he has hurt me. So I decided to phone him and give him one last chance, I thought to myself if he rejects me again, then I will rule him out of my life and I agreed to move on. So I rang his cell and we ended up in a massive argument, which is what I thought would happen. So I let about 10 minutes pass, then I sent him a text message - " You're just like my mother, I know you'd reject me again, well, that's ok, because it doesn't matter how many times you reject me I still love you ". So I let a few minutes pass and rang him again, this time the conversation was a lot more ca…

I'm a member of an Automobile forum . The name is nick named , "The H. A. M. B. One of my very favorite threads I follow is a line called , Vintage shots of days gone by. . Most of the times , everyone is very respectful of what the subject matter is . This time though, the snide remarks have surfaced and it's quite bothersome as most police each other to keep such things from occuring : http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=2903 This is the picture in question. I've not made a comment either way .