General Transgender Discussion

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…

Shopping for the new me has been a lot better lately and I credit my sister for it.My sister has been helping me out shopping for clothes,shoes and jewelry and it has been great help from her.Today it was buying high quality handbags that last me a long time,she loves her Dooney and Bourke handbags and introduced them to me.Was even proud of me ordering a couple today that I liked,said go for them.Not cheap too Seen this one I loved and ordered it in the black color, http://www.qvc.com/Dooney-&-Bourke-Pebble-Leather-Zip-Zip-Satchel.product.A252389.html?sc=A252389-24HR&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-11-_-A252389&catentryImage=http://images.qvc.com/is/image/a/89/a252389.0…

Ok. I am going to put myself out here. I have been on all the transgender dating sites. I have always been looking for a transwoman that has a faith in God. I find once I mention my faith, all bets are off. I am an old fart so this isn't about a sexual relationship, it's about finding someone to spend my life with. Someone to fall asleep with, to come home to...that kind of thing. I hate going to these trans dating sites and seeing all the porn crap. Do any of you know of good dating sites? A place to find companionship. I have been on my own for many years.....ready for a change.

We know I'm a woman. Very few other people know that; I first came out to myself, then my wife of 39 years and my daughter. After them, I explained to my older grandchildren that "sometimes a boy's brain gets born in a girl's body, sometimes a girl's brain get's born in a boy's body. That's what happened to me." Those events were all many, many months ago. Most recently I came out to my mother and to our closest family friend, something I'd been certain I'd not do. Another thing I've always known about myself that society does not understand and cannot accept is that I'm an empath. Get this straight, I'm nothing like Troi or other empathic characters in television, fil…

Ok , A trend I have Expierianced and also Noticed , is the use of many substances that truelly hold NO safety , or tranquillity within their use . Drugs , Alcohol , Narcotics , even Herbal remedies , Hold an appeal and a draw to those who suffer any form of Gender Variance , even For those who simply believe that the answers lie within the use of such things . I can attest to the use and abuse of Alcohol , in an attempt to Hide the True Feelings and Nature of Who it was that was trapped within this Body , I suffered Major Alcoholism for 8 years I woke up grabbing the bottle and went to bed placing it beside my Bed at night . Until I relized " I am drowndin…

Я не знаю, можно ли задать этот вопрос здесь и задавался ли он ранее, но мой парень трансгендер и я хотела бы узнать у тех, кто делал операцию на g3nitals, какой метод вы использовали, осталась ли ваша чувствительность прежней после операции? пожалуйста, расскажите мне все об этом. Это, наверное, единственное место, где я могу спросить, я очень обеспокоена этим 🥲

The Realities of Transgender Aging Philadelphia Magazine (blog) Thanks to Sage (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders) and the National Center forTransgender Equality (NCTE), transgender men and women have a new guidebook on what to anticipate as they get older. Improving the Lives of Transgender Older Adults... Read or download the PDF "Improving the Lives of Transgender Older Adults"

Coming out is tough, scary, and impacts everyone in our lives. There's no uncertainty about that. But it's part of many of our lives. Here is something I just came across that speaks to me: An important reminder that YOU are important too. Here's what our posters are feeling: 1. I screwed up everyone by coming out. 2. My former partner is feeling hurt/betrayed by my coming out. 3. My children are hurt/angry/permanently damaged by my coming out. 4. Everything is my fault because nothing will ever be the same again and I caused all of these changes. So...here we are. All wound up in our guilt. The world's problems...or so it feels...on our shoulders. …

Hello, My name is Stevie, and I am looking for a doctor in Minnesota to begin the male to female transformation. I was wondering if any of you know a good physician to see for the first time. I would be grateful for any suggestions any of you may have in helping me with this. I didn't even know where to start until I ran across this site. So please help me to become the woman I believe I was born to be. Thank-you Stevie

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-)

Is Judge Kevin Ross homophobic, transphobic or both? I recently saw an episode of America's Court (SO1E18, original air date 30 Sep 2010). One segment of the episode was entitled, "Match Maker Mistake." A plaintiff contracted with a matchmaker to try to find the woman of his dreams. He was jacked up because he claims he was matched with a "man," and was suing to get his money back despite the fact that his contract clearly stated that there were no refunds. The defendant, a matchmaker, contends that the plaintiff was matched with a woman - that for all intents and purposes, the individual the defendant chose (she was one of three women he was matched with), was…

Hi, I had a burning desire to find questions on as a male dating on websites. It reflected a very conservative response from female gender on their part. So I eventually dealt with negative feedback from online dating and learned to live with it. Now during my four years of transition into female and living as her mostly, trying online dating is another false indicator not to get into to for learning to my surprising astonishment! Yes a lot attention you get as a women, one being as CDS women in online dating. But the websites are constructed in a way to discourage, men and women meeting in the SAME city where as men and women from far off different cities are encourag…

“I was born in 1983. I don't know of what particular relevance this specific is, except to think back to what things were like then. A few things were, in my opinion, better, like the quality of vacuous pop music. I'll take Lipps Inc. over Justin Bieber any day, even if he does come with k.d. lang's stamp of approval. The ratio between pay and productivity was better, though the government of the day was doing what it could about that small equity. And we had a much cooler prime minister here in Canada. And some things were, obviously, worse, the most glaring ones to me being the Internet and tolerance. Not only did people tend to have far less understanding, decency, and…

I was reading through some of my old posts, and some other responses from members before I came here, and noticed something. A lot of people come here, and claim that we're wrong. That what's between our legs is it, and there is no other option for us. Some are seeking to learn, but most are not. They are close minded and don't believe in anything other than the binary definition of gender. Penis=man vagina=woman. No other options, no changing it. That's not right, as we all know. They would ask things like "So if I identify as a socket wrench, that makes me a socket wrench?" Ok, if you want to act like an idiot and be insulting I can do the same back to you. To correct y…

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

Just thought I would throw this out there. Maybe get some discussion going. I know of people that once they start hormones, get immediate results. There are also people, like myself, that had to wait for years to see the change. for me, I was on hormones for about 4 years before I saw anything. And then it was like an overnight change. And then, I had to spend time for my brain to catch up to what I was now seeing in the mirror. It seemed like overnight, I was this hairy beast. Never having to shave, and now, five minutes after I shave it seems like I should shave again. Just thought I would throw this out there because I know a lot of people think transition h…

The Employment Non-Dscrimnation Act is the next order of business for 2013. Presently, thirty-eight states can fire employees just because they are transgender. I will be involved with this in NewYork State.

Dear LGBTQQI community in Bakersfield, I am writing this letter in hopes that some of you or all of you are made aware of a growing problem that is here in the city. Recently me, my dad and his boyfriend moved to the city back in February 1st of this year. We rented a motel for the month in hopes down the road of finding a place to rent but just recently have changed our minds. We heard the Gay & Lesbian Center was just a couple blocks down the street from us and decided to go check it out and see what kind of services it had to offer. Well me and my dad went and we was for the foremost rudely in a polite way shoved out the door and told that they was havin…

Hi All. Just want to wish you all the best for this New Year. And also share with you the great gift I received. The complete acceptance from my sister. Along with her message, she sent me the song titled, "He ain't heavy, He's my BROTHER." What a great way to start the New year. I hope you all also find great blessings this New Year.

So, I started T in october (which is super fantastic, I also realized I haven't been online in a while, and I've been getting messages about the phone conference thing which i constantly mean to call in but never get the chance to) Anyway, I apparently gained 30 pounds and on top of gaining that weight, I have a huge fear of seeing doctors, so I haven't had a Primary Care Physician since I was 18 (mostly because of the fear of my legal name, doctor commentary on my life as far on T and transitioning.) so I went 3 months with an ear infection, which the doctor at the mazzoni center (who prescribes me my T) prescribed me Amoxycillin for. But he urged me to find a PCP and…

Not sure if anyone else has dealt with this. I finally, after a very tough week, realized that i have been living my life for everyone else except for me. I always felt i was being selfish if I did'nt, in some way, conform. Take care of everyone but me. After a week from hell, I now know that, I need to be the man I am. And, if others don't like who I am, it's their problem, not mine. I will say, in this past week, dealing with loss, my dad's illness, and more, well I have never come so close to suicide. And i know it is all because i have been stifling who I am to please others. In looking to change my ways, I have been making a list of goals. Goals for my own …

"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…

Recently my son remarked to my wife that she wears the pants now while I wear the skirts. I take that as a compliment.

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