General Transgender Discussion

By Fiona Macdonald 20 July 2017“I feel like a mermaid. My body tells me that I am a man but my soul tells me that I am a woman. I am like a flower, a flower that is made of paper. I shall always be loved from a distance, never to be touched and no smell to fall in love with.” Heena, 51, is a hijra: a term, according to Bangladeshi photographer Shahria Sharmin, that has “no exact match in the modern western taxonomy of gender”. More here: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170720-the-semi-sacred-third-gender-of-south-asia

I recently had a topic up and the mere thought of or view of the title staid discussion with the greater majority that viewed it, I understand that it is uncomfortable for most to speak openly no matter what the topic, that being said I knew what, where, and the general out come of the topic, it was apparent that it truelly had little to do with the subject, but more to the mere combination of words that struck a cord and either confirmed with the reader or they felt personal attack. With this in hand I thought long and hard about the thread, do I leave it up or do I take it down, the later was the case, I did so not because of any one thing but I felt the discussion was …

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Ever since I came across Brynn Tannehill's "I Am Real" speech to the 2014 TransPride Pittsburgh National Conference I've been a huge supporter of her and greatly appreciate her articles. Here's a new one recently published on Huff Post: Seven Facts About Gender You Should Know

Had my annual physical today, two years since HRT, 1 1/2 years since GRS, it appears as Marci Bowers indicated my prostate would be gone in a short time and it's completely gone as of today. Nice to know a doctor will not have to perform that test on me again.

OK, I feel I have to clear the air, there seams to be a mis conception about the difference between life pre op and post op, the words oh it will all be better once that is gone, my cloths will fit I will be more comfortable more confident in my self. Bull, if your self confident then your that way pre just as much as post operations, if your a basket case emotionally before your going to be even more so after words. I am so sick of all these individuals who tie up their crap lives with being Trans anything or that's why they are so unhappy because they have this darn issue that no one understands, how can the rest of the world understand if nothing changes post op all …

It was 2 years ago I made the biggest decision in my life,live and dress as female fulltime.Since the age of 6,I always felt feminine mostly.I was adopted and my mom that adopted me watched me go through her shoe and hosiery.There were times she did put make up on me.It was the crossdressing at first.Then 2 years ago,things did change and my wife noticed it at first.Finally we did sit down and talk telling her I wanted to live and dress as female fulltime.Was amazed she decided to stay married to me,said she always liked the femme side of me more and always wanted a femme husband.Our relationship is a lot better since this happened.We have an 18 year old daughter together…

I don't think of my being transgender as a malfunction. My malfunctions came due to how transgender people were and are treated in a society we created. I have other malfunctions due to that treatment, like bi-polar type 1 at the age of 12 and schizophrenia at the age of 24 which was a build of many things. Malfunctions that didn't have to happen and don't need to happen to our children who will become future adults. There is no cure for what I have but there is a cure for what caused it. I love this song. Isabella and her brother David are so talented. Isabella started out as Rabbit in this group and transitioned to Bunny. If you didn;t know of this group before, Isabel…

My daughter Nikki has been great about my new life as female.She is 18 years old and says I am her normal dad still.It was 2 years ago that I told her that I will be dressing fulltime as female feeling that I have been feminine all my life.Was 16 at the time and she told me that she will always love me as her dad.The first time she saw me dressed fulltime as female for the first time.Did hug and said I love you still right away to me.Told me I looked beautiful as well.She sees I am very happy and no regrets doing this.Always thinks about me very well,she did have a boyfriend that would treat me like crap.Nikki is like me,said treat me with respect,said it will be over if …

While out with a transgender friend accompanied a cisgender female, transgender admirer who I must say is gorgeous we started talking about being misgendered. My friend mentioned there were a few times she was misgendered which I would only think she would because of her body structure, something you really can hide if you have decent muscles or inherently masculine bone structure. I reminded my friend of me in regards to being misgendered and her cisgender friend spoke up and said, I could never imagine you being misgendered which is always good to hear. I think part of this is not only facial features and voice which are the two things that are giveaways (and eyebrows a…

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I haven't had a chance to be on here for awhile, but wanted to share this great little story. One of the guys I play sports with is infamous for being overly aggressive, loud, crude, argumentative, and generally overly macho. All this past week, though, he was excited about playing dress up, wearing a dress and doing everything possible to look female. He sent everyone photos and loved the attention. His whole persona also changed and, though still a male, he started to fancy himself a female. Everyone totally accepted. it. Well, actually nobody really cared that much, except me.

Samantha Allen | 05.19.17 5:35 PM ET "“This pervasive ideology says that trans women are shameful, that trans women are not worthy of being seen and that trans women must remain a secret— invisible and disposable,” the Redefining Realness author wrote. “If a man dares to be seen with a trans woman, he will likely lose social capital so he must adamantly deny, vehemently demean, trash and/or exterminate the woman in question.”" -- thedailybeast.com Why A Lot of Americans Don't Want To Befriend a Transgender Person

Seems over the past year I've noticed Teenagers to early twenties are exploring, looking for crossdressers and trans to experiment with.Teenagers who say are cisgender male, post pictures saying this is me. A good deal of the time they have hips which no male could had been born with. They are attracting many followers. I truly have to wonder about them, trendy or looking for attention because they can't get attention otherwise.I have joined and left several Facebook private groups and notice the predominant topic is to have uninhibited sex. Many times asking for things I'm sure they would be sorry for if they actually get it.Many younger transgender get fricken upset of…

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Hi everyone! It is my pleasure to announce the initiation of taking harmones in order to go to the next stage in my life. After living 4 years on and off as cis women, I have finally decided to go for breasts development or via harmones. I have over in past 2 years meet real transgenders like me but with using harmones and to see their breasts development. I honestly wasn't that impressed as in my head the bay watch models and huge breasts come to mind? But those are perky, apple or oranges well I thought to let you know harmones don't get those types! So the need for surgery is required at all cost for "perky" breasts to say minimum. And my final question is down t…

Hello, -My name is Kyle Bower. I am currently obtaining my doctoral degree at The University of Georgia, in the Human Development and Family Science department. I am writing to request your help for recruitment for my graduate dissertation research, Generativity Among LGBT Older Adults. I am looking for participants who self-identify as a sexual or gender minority. In addition, I am seeking participants who are age 45 years or older and consider themselves to be an older adult. Participants will receive a $20 VISA gift card for the initial 2-hour interview. If a follow-up 1-hour interview is needed, participants will be given a $10 VISA gift card. More detailed inform…

I stated crossdressing when I was 15. It was my escape and safety net from an abusive brother. I started off wearing pantyhose and tights under my clothes. Over time, I started wearing women panties full time. I even bought high high shoes and knee high boots to walk around in. As time went on, I slowly started buying women clothes, makeup, and couple wigs. I even thought about becoming a transgender woman. My psychologist wanted me to prefect my crossdressing skills first. For me to learn dress up where I can truly pass as a women. Even though I been slowly taking baby steps for crossdressing over the years. I'm still new to becoming a full crossdress women. I will app…

In one of the groups I'm in on Facebook the following poll went up. Gender poll FTM - 145MTF - 88Non Gender - 51Gender Fluid - 43A Gender - 27I was surprised (kind of) that there are so many FTM and surprised there were not more MTF and Non-Gender. What was cool is the average age of members is 20 and will be interesting to see if there is indeed a rise in FTM.

3-31 is Transgender Day of Visibility ! Lets get out there and show the world WE MATTER!!!!!

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I am looking for information about having bones that match the gender you identify with and not your birth sex. I am a 40 year old born male transgender person. I am waiting to see the endocrinologist for HRT still. I have always felt like my body looked feminine but later in puberty my chest deepened more masculine. When I was first near puberty my pelvis grew wider as I used to walk into door frames for a time and had bruises on both sides where the pelvic crest sticks out. Recently I had a CT scan done to check for kidney stones. I got the copy of the scan and used a 3D program to look at my bones. I have asked a doctor to look at the images and have asked on a biology…

I recently received a survey from Facebook on behalf of a third party company. Checked the company out and they are indeed a valid survey company. The survey, the way I saw it was genuinely concerned about the LGBT community and if you are on FB would urge you to take the survey. The survey comes from an email so look for it in your inbox.

I'm asked more and more often now "What group do you represent." with a stern look of consternation in many cases. I work WITH a couple groups now. The Livingston County Rainbow Alliance and Stronger Together of Western New York. Who do I represent? I represent Erica Elizabeth Ravenwood unless I otherwise say so, as in, "I'm looking for something the Rainbow Alliance can borrow." Or something of that nature. I do not represent, or fully support, the LGBT at this point in time. The reason being is we differ on just a couple but very important key points regarding the transgender subject and how to move forward with it. The things I support I support fully. The things I do …