General Transgender Discussion

I have a burning question that desperately needs answers. When exactly, did the word "transgender" translate to "sex toy"? Apparently I didn't get the memo when it happened. I have an ad on Craigslist looking to find a gaming buddy. Just someone to hang out with once or twice a week and spend a day gaming on the old cartridge systems. I added a few things in ad that people needed to know before responding. Such as my pets, my disability, and that I'm transgender. Since there's rampant bigotry against us. I got a response from a girl who was interested. She seems pretty cool. And I've gotten at least 30 responses from men who have let me know that I can give th…

Hello. I honestly don't know if this is the place to post this, but seeing as how there was a much more aggressive thread (with the religous guy) some time ago, I hope it wont be a problem. If it is, then buggers, I'm out of luck. I am a straight cis male, hailing from the notorious 4chan, the "Internet's butthole", as some of you may know it. But I don't bring trouble, I am just curious about your opinions on something. The thing that you should know about me which is also relevant here is that I adore women, all women - transgendered women included. Unfortunately, I am also plagued with numerous fetishes and an extremely high sex drive. Depending on your definitio…

I was just sitting at work (in 'boy' mode) thinking about all of the little things that bug me about it, and it occurred to me that it might be fun to turn my petty aggravations into a 'top 10 - what I hate most about not being full time' list. Please feel free to add your own issues to the list (or old issues if you are now full-time). =) I'll start with mine: THE TOP 10 THINGS I HATE(D) ABOUT NOT BEING FULL TIME ======================================== 10. Driving to work, only to find that I still have finger nail polish on, and having to stop at the drug store to remove it before showing up. 9. Answering the phone and not knowing if the caller is expectin…

Hey. Maybe this is the wrong place for this topic, if yes, I appologize. I know I wasn't here for a while. Mostly because I kinda fought or you can say I am on my way but very confused. Okay to be more specific. So far I haven't "outed" myself here. I haven't said what I am. Welll I am a male in the body of a female. Thanks to this board and some really great friends I realized this. I found out what is "wrong" with me. Since I realized this I can say that I make a kinda morphosis. I live out my male soul. My closest friends don't call me by my female name anymore and one of them calls me man and brother what feels awesome. I also told some other people what I am an…

I have always dreamed of having breasts,not Pam Anderson types,but a simple little b cup on a 32".More than enough for me,to complete my femme image.I have even looked at the girls on "sites" that featured small breasted women,and felt a certain amount of envy.I looked into the possibilities of aquiring these precious assets,and discovered that by taking a combination of hormone drugs,I could achieve my goal.Bonus!.....my hips would expand as I would transfer fat from my belly to them.I could achieve a girly figure(at last!)...and ...have breasts! Upon further investigation,I found that these effects are irrevesible..that didn't bother me a bit...that's what I wanted....…

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?

I am still daddy (though I have been both mum and dad for all intents and purposes for large hunks of their existence and am not sure what else I could be called as the kids have a mummy) I am male at work, my friends all call me dude so I guess that counts as using male pronouns, I have come out to two of my four sisters and they still refer to me by my male name, although Dee was chosen by them from a nickname I already get called and I really like it - they have young kids and until I am being open with everyone they cant be trusted to keep secrets like that. Although I was asked at the start I use my male name with my counsellor, although I am thinking of as…

An idea came up this morning in a chat session that I wanted to ask everyone about. Have your family or friends ever wondered if you were gay-- that is, in relation to your birth sex? And if you've been asked about this, how did it make you feel? If you are MTF and act womanly, or an FTM who gives off masculine vibes, and you haven't transitioned, does what others think of your sexuality concern you, more so than if they might wonder if you are TS? In my case, based on the clothes I'd hide in my room, my dad was resolutely convinced I was a gay male, even though I never acted effeminate or hung around with guys who were this way. I was sexually attracted to women, s…

If this isn't in the right section, let me know and I'll post in the right place. I have a couple of questions which are aimed at transsexual women who are transitioning or have already transitioned and have children that are still in school and I'm asking because that's the position I'm in and I'm really concerned about going 'full-time' and making all the required social changes because of how it may affect my almost 4 year old daughter. It's likely that going full force with my transition is gonna end up with the mother of my daughter stopping access which I will of course be fighting if it gets that far with her. The questions: -How have other children been with your …

Hello,I was wondering if anyone knows of any support groups or ...Well really just anything helpfull about the southeastern,Ky. area.Everyone here seems so against anything having to do with the transgendered community.I seem to be all alone here although I know there are others here I just can't find anyone.If anyone can help with this problem please let me know.

I thought this deserved its own topic, because not everyone who may be interested or have something to say would neccessarily be reading the other thread. This is basically a place holder. I had something typed up as a reply in the other thread, but the site ate it. Gave me a "406 Error". So, I started a new thread and there's more to come. Pages 4 and 5 in the other thread are the "important" ones. Just be patient. It will take a bit to reorganize my thoughts and such, but I will get back to it.

I have a date this week, and I'm rather unsure as to when would be the best time to let her know that I wasn't born as a girl. I'm thinking that I should after spending sometime chatting with her (like say one or two hours), which I'm hoping is enough to establish who I am before this revelation might affect any of those ideas. Granted, it's going to change some, but I'm just not sure whether it's wise to wait so long or to be up front about the matter. I mean, I'm afraid I'll hurt her if she becomes attracted to me and then she finds out that I'm not a girl. I know she's interested in me, she contacted me first for crying out loud; I guess all I can do is hope that she w…

Another step towards becoming the woman I should have been all along. I am going to start seeing a therapist in the next week or so. This is so I can eventually get my letter for SRS. Bobbie Jo

I’ve had many occasions when I just thought, this is not going to be easy so I tried to go back and just be a male. I’ve spoken to several people who have had the similar doubt. Each time finding out the same thing, I can’t go back. I could fake it, but it doesn’t feel right. No matter how many times I’ve tried to put it out of my mind and out of my life I’m not even fooling myself. Therapy has helped a great deal and I know now that I’m on the right path and as hard as it may be I’m going to continue my journey. I suppose I just wanted others to know that this almost certainly happens to everyone and with time and help you’ll choose the appropriate path.

Hi my name is Rachel and i'm an alcoholic.... Nah, just kidding, i'm a shopaholic!!!!!! I'm starting this thread to showcase some of my new purchases. Some are photos with me wearing them, some others will be the photo from the eBay listing. Feel free to add to this thread. Thanks.

:huh: Ok I know this is in no way considered a "general transgender topic" but here it is anyhow. So i go for my yearly (well 2 years this time) mammogram, and the dr calls a week later and says they want to take an ultrasound on the right to see that these 2 tiny dense areas are cysts. Of course I started riddling him with questions, he told me not to get any grey hairs over this, it is common, they always error on the side of caution. I felt ok about it for a few days, but mind mind started doing it's ugly tricks. The next day one of my old dogs got really sick, I was off work all day sitting in the waiting room on a veterinary specialist waiting for results of a ul…

Hello to all on the forum, my name is Lisa and I'm new on this forum. I am very excited to meet new people here.

Foound These On The Net! 40 Funny Reasons Why It's Wonderful To Be A Woman 1. When a ship sinks, women (and children) get off first. 2. A woman can hug her best friend without worrying she'll think she's gay. 3. Women can talk to attractive members of the opposite sex without having to picture them naked. 4. A woman can never be blamed if it's wet on the floor around the toilet bowl. 5. If a woman cheats on her spouse everyone will assume it's because she was being emotionally neglected. 6. Women are capable of doing at least two different things to a passable standard at the same time. 7. Women live longer than men. 8. Women know how to c…

Someone sent me the links to a few TG-related LiveJournal communities. I tried one, gave a brief introduction, said who I am, and wrote the URL to my site instead of writing the long story. Well, to make a long story short, a lot of people really didn't like what my site says. (Though, to be fair, some people liked it, and some gave me more up-to-date info, which I added, and a few even recommended other groups for me.) I tried others--similar results. Some actually said that my ideas are dangerous! I wanted to say (but didn't have the guts), "Um, you do know that the Cold War is over, right?" So, I just wanted to say that I've found this board to be the most f…

So, as ive said in another post I'm moving in a few days. I haven't told my father because I plan on doing it while he's in church, because of the reason **why** I'm moving (transition related.) So, I've written like 5 or 6 different (long) heartfelt letters to him, telling him that I'm trans and that I had planned to start hrt in less than a year. But slowly the letters have been changing... A few days ago I went out with a few friends and they were asking me about how my father would take the news. I told them its pretty likely that he'll completely reject me, and I started crying. I stopped skating and sat on a curb and just tucked my head into my knees and cried for a…

So… I did the whole ‘coming out’ part with my boyfriend and parents. It went as smoothly as can be expected when you have a father who is all about being an analyst, a regular (albeit loud) mother, and a boyfriend who is too kind for his own good. Which means, while no one completely freaked out, I almost wished they did. Naturally, the problem is that they can’t bring themselves to understand my situation, which is understandable because of several things about me. For one, while I’m not particularly girly, I’m not very masculine in the way I act. Part of this is because I’m freakishly shy about who I am, so I’m mellow in almost everything I do. -Don’t want to be foun…

A transexual friend (who has a PhD) asked me: If I could take a pill that would send me back into a male person - with no ambiguity or dysphoria, would I take it? So, I thought, rather than post my answer (just to be annoying), I would ask the forum: would you take that pill? This applies to post-op, pre-op, genderqueer, and those who are trans* everything but just thinking about how things might be on the other side. What say you?

I just found out that my current boyfriend of 2 1/2 years was dating a pr-op MTF trassexual befor me. He dated her for seven years and he did not recieve but he did preform oral. I am in no way judgmental towards transsexuals. I am feeling very confused about the possibility that he likes penis, something I will never be able to offer. He says he loves me and is not gay or even bisexual. I don't really understand how that's possible. I came across paperwork that showed his exes gender to be male; that's when I found out - and confronted him. I know that he loved this woman, and sex can be complicated. I just feel that I'm getting to old to stay with a man if he is just in…

I was curious if there might be any reverse couples on this board. For those that are confused a reverse couple is an FTM man and a MTF woman in a committed relation ship.

If you had the chance to move in with another CD/TV sister, would you do it? What would you consider before making the decision?