General Transgender Discussion

I don't know if this is the right place for this. If not I appologize. First of all hey I'm Jesse K. I am on the explore about the question what am I. I think I know it now but for some reasons I'm shy to admit even at this board what I am. (Though this is probably the last place where I have to be shy) Maybe it is because I figured it out today what I am. It is not really hard to take for me. To the contrary I'm happy that this question which bothered me my whole life finally got an answer. It is though uhh yeah strange because I am obviously homosexuall (if it becomes to my inside gender, to my body gender I am hetero). Yes this is confusing but I though …

hey all, I found this neat little website that allows you to see what various clothes look like together, it also tells you the price it will cost in the store (target). I have chosen a couple of outfits on it and am going to head into to town on the weekend to buy them :-) http://www.freefusion.com.au/wardrobe.htm

So yea, as I was checking my videos on youtube, I stumbled across a suggestion to check out this particular video. by the end of the song, I realized this is probably one of the most heartfelt songs written by someone who's watching trans person from the outside in. I think many of you will like it. Also, it helps that she's got a gorgeous voice. Also, Im sure many are curious if she's trans, but I think she is just a genetic woman who wrote a song about a trans friend or aquaintence.

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2012/04/is-gay-a-religion/ I felt this to be very well done. Answering the question in the affirmative raises the next question - "If it is a religion, what about our religious freedom?" I hope I've provoked some deep thinking. Let us know.

A half a year has come and gone. Pride month is over heree in New York City but then again it's not. The real work begins. Since coming to my church family, I have had a transformation of sorts. Now I need to be visible. I will meet with the assistant minister and bounce a few ideas I have off of him. Where this is leading I don't know. I really desire to reach out to the transgender community.

Michelle Wolf | March 30 2015 4:00 AM ET "Then she went into discussing privilege — and one by one, I could see her losing them. From there, she transitioned into talking about white trans privilege, and she started to even lose some of the trans folk. Nothing she said was the least bit untrue, but nevertheless, the message was building up the very walls she so effectively knocked down moments before." -- advocate.com Op-ed: Why Labeling Others As 'Privileged' Isn't Helping Trans Activists ________________________________________________________ I understand perfectly what the author is saying... but perhaps it's time that Americans face truth and accept reality…

I may be the only one, but does anyone else have that rare occurrence where being misgendered isn’t really a big deal? I got rid of a TV earlier and the guy called me “sir”. I haven’t shaved today, and knew I wasn’t going to see him again, so I didn’t see a reason to get into it. I wasn’t particularly dressed one way or the other. He was here for all of 10 minutes so there wasn’t a reason to press the issue. Does anyone else ever have that rare occurrence where you really don’t care? Or am I missing something important?

ohhhhhhhh-kay... many of you are familiar with the post i began in sept 2005 "THEORY: Why So Many MTFs Prefer Women." it quickly became a hot topic and generated some lively debate. so...i'm off on a new quest for info and understanding -- since i began hanging out in TG/TS chatrooms and forums, it seems to me to be, that: most of the women, the MTF individuals, strive to be all that is feminine and womanly. most seem to work untiringly toward achieving a feminine shape and look, perfecting feminine mannerisms, and eliminating as much as possible...anything that would ID them physically as having been born male-bodied. on the other hand.... lately, …

What did you do today on your birthday? Hope it was a good one! -Love Kim :)

Dear Friends, Have learned a painful lesson today. The administrator of a gender conference introduced me to a couple who would be going my way on the way to a gender conference. Our communication was by text and e-mail only. Thought we had agreed to go on a Wednesday when they insisted that we had agreed on a Tuesday. This is the lesson I learned: MAKE NO ARRANGEMENTS BY TEXT OR E-MAIL! Insist on VOICE COMMUNICATION ONLY! If they refuse, don't do business with them! Luckily, I have a friend who had established VOICE COMMUNICATION with me who I am sharing a room with, and my experience with her is totally different! She has graciously agreed to go HUN…

I've been thinking of taking up weight training or getting some type of exercise machine to help me tone up and lose some weight. My only fear is that I don't want to start looking like a bodybuilder or something. I remember reading that HRT assists Female to Male transgender people in getting the male physique that they want. So well logically I was thinking that HRT would help me get the female physique that I want. Does anybody know if this is true or not? T_T

I recently read an article saying soy can indeed produce higher levels of estrogen within men leading to a more curvy body and thinner muscular build when conformed to a heavily soy-dependent diet. Upon further review, I read that OTHER scientists say no, soy has no effect on men estrogen wise in any way noticeable. I was wondering if anyone had any info on this? Id love to find out as Ive only had a few soy products like tofuerky and 'boca burgers' and although never bought them myself, I loved the taste. I'm not one who has the clearance to go about attaining hormones of any type and the idea of growing breasts makes me leery as Im not sure I want ANY like definite …

Hello, After years of hurt and pain, I have come out with my real feelings. It has been a long time for me. I guess it started when I was real little. My sisters used to dress me up. My Mom kept my hair long which was a plus. They would often dress me in their skirts and dresses and put my hair in pony tails with ribbons in them. I can remember that it felt weird to me, but I also felt good. I so after started dressing in my sisters clothes on my own. This continued on and off all through my school years and into college. I had a BF in HS and nobody knew about us. I would often dress for him and told him I would like for him to marry me someday. I always was very jealo…

Does anyone watch this show? What did everyone think for the season finale of season 5?

Government stupidity, (but I repeat myself). Good thing I am starting this process early. I figured government stupidity would be involved at some point, and it was, right at step 1. Today I go to get my passport application done, and they tell me that they can't take my birth certificate. Apparently they need a certified copy of the long form birth certificate (whatever the **** that is). So I guess I get to call the Baltimore City health Department on Monday to try and get this long form nonsense. Why is it that our idiotic government does such a fine oustatsnding job of harassing its own citizens? If our stupid government wants americans to have a pa…

Homeless, not jobless yet, so much uhh, yup homeless , big fight with step daughter drove me to leave . When I am not Driving , which as of late isn't that often , I live in my car .... I suppose I should be thankful I still have that ... I just want you all to know I will Over Come Adversity and Return stronger then ever . Hugs and all my love Stephani

hi girls, im bea and im a newbie here.... im planin to vivsit thailand after the holidaysand also to have ffs done ther. im planin on havin forehead contouring surgery with dr chettawut. has anyone here have ffs with dr chet? can anyone recommend agoo doctor in thailand for ffs other than dr suporn for his a lil over my budget.... thanks girls.... happy holidays...

The forum has been pretty quiet overall so I'm just going to step up to the mic here I've only been to two laser sessions so far, but after comparing some old pictures and looking at what I have today, I think the progress on that front has been pretty amazing. I don't have pics to share right now, but I've got some empty patches tonight, my upper lip has maybe 40% of the hair it used to, and most of the dark hair that's left is in my chin area now.. maybe 60% as thick as it used to be. Overall not too bad since I got a pretty cheap deal on it, and I have 3 more to go! I'll need some electrolysis later too, for blonde beard hairs as well as the "girl sideburns" area b…

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If New York BCBS covers SRS & Hormones? I would like to know because my sister lives in NY with her boyfriend and if it does, i'm gonna see about going out there for abit. Also, i was told it was dangerous to take Testosterone with overies still intact. Is that true?

I find the loneliness of it all being the most difficult. I've looked for support groups within NJ, and I have found that most of them have disbanded, the rest seem to be purely political and don't seem to care anything for support, just combat.

Hi my name is Loraine Walker and I have been on estradiol for 4 month and sense I have kidney problems and they have put me on a lower dose I have been having problems with the hair on my face and in the lower parts of my body what can I do to inhibet the hair growth I have tried everything should I be on a testosterone blocker

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…

Just wanted to wish you the happiest of birthdays Ming!! Enjoy the day! Love -Kim :)