Female to Male (FtM) Transsexual Discussion

Quincy couple talk about transgender son's sad journey Boston.com In early elementary school, Kristen insisted on playing football, so her parents signed her up for Quincy Youth Football. She was the only girl on the team. When she finally realized that the boys were getting much bigger, she moved on to ice hockey...

A transgender story: My daughter, my son Los Angeles Times Sarah, once my daughter, is now Finn, a member of the transgender community. Those are hard words to write. I want to love the man my daughter has become, but floundering in the torrent of her change and my resistance to it, I fear I'll never make it... Read it to the end ~ Lori

JR Tungol, Posted: 10/02/2012 9:18 am EDT "Kye Allums made news when he came out as the first transgender man to play on a NCAA Division 1 women's basketball team in November 2010. At the time, Allums was a George Washington University junior majoring in interior design. When he disclosed his gender identity to his teammates and coach, he was greeted with open arms." -huffingtonpost.com LGBT History Month Icon Of The Day: Kye Allums (w/Video) Notice, despite the respectful handling of the story in the news video while in the presence of Allums, the reporter ended his news piece at the anchor desk by referring to him as "she." Innocent slip? Or... ?? …

Loren Cameron is an award-winning literary figure and photographer who was invited by the University of Minnesota-Du to present a collection entitled 'Transgender Images' and was provided with a $4,000 honorarium. Mr Camerons exhibit documents his own personal journey and his work has been shown at Universities around the world. However, Critics have described the event as potentially 'offensive' and have suggested there is a better way to spend the money and that it's not the best use of taxpayers resources. Firstly if anyone thinks they will be offended by Mr Cameron's work don't go and see it. I think the money was very well spent, He's an award winning photograp…

Ken Williams - SDGLN Editor in Chief, September 18th, 2012 "Before I made the decision that transitioning was in fact the right thing for me and before I came out to everyone for the second time in life, I became consumed with YouTube. I watched countless videos of other transgender men and was fascinated with their stories, changes on hormone replacement therapy, their top surgery results and just how insightful some of their videos were. YouTube has helped me a lot." -Lewis, sdgln.com Beck Rosato Lewis: My amazing journey from tomboy to butch lesbian to trans man

Spent most of the afternoon with my Dad. Feels so great to again have that father - son relationship. My Dad always treated me as his son until puberty hit. Then, it was all down hill. I could'nt stand being around him. In the past couple months, that has all changed. I have my Dad back. Feels great to be out in public and hear my Dad say, " This is my son." I now, again, really enjoy being with my Dad. It was comical when I left him this afternoon. He reached out to shake my hand. I shook his hand, and then gave him a hug. Told him, "hey fathers and sons do hug." I am so thankful that God has restored to me...that relationship. It's the greatest feeling in …

Hi. I started T about 7 wks ago and I am loving it. I do have a question. Lately I have been attracted to men. I have a girlfriend and haven't been with a guy in YEARS. These feeling are very confusing and I was wondering if any of u have experienced something similar?? Thanks, Jae

Diane Anderson-Minshall, August 02 2012 5:00 AM ET "Although 20th-century scholars have labeled Lobdell a lesbian, the author, while incorporating queer theory and Lobdell’s own writings, makes a fascinating argument in A Strange Sort of Being: The Transgender Life of Lucy Ann/Joseph Israel Lobdell, 1829-1912 that there never was a “female hunter” but really a transgender man who would eventually be locked away from society and his beloved for insisting on being a man." -advocate.com The Real Story of the Female Hunter of Delaware County __________________________________________________________________ There is mention in this piece that feminists declared J…

My guy name is Oliver (over Facebook) or Joe, or Alex, or Ky, I haven't decided what I would call myself. I haven't posted in a while, so I'll just put an update. I knew when I was about 3 or 4, which led to cutting my hair super short. I kept it to myself, because I didn't know what people would say and I was really scared. I kept that up until 10th grade (15 years old), when I told two friends. One of them took it completely fine, but the other one wanted to retalk about it with her (the one that understood) and she later told me that the girl said that I was a freak. So that kind of turned it off for telling people, which none of my family knew yet. I finally …

Jeremy Kinser, July 18 2012 9:50 PM ET "Truman Capote is mentioned as one of Ira's style icons. "Also any male-identified person who wears thigh-highs with garters," Ira, says with a smile, before adding, "The world belongs to you." He also lists a number of his trans role models, including the late activist Marsha P. Johnson, about whom Ira says, "We as young trans people owe so much."" -advocate.com Transgender Son of Warren Beatty, Annette Bening Answers Questions (w/Video)

Justin McCoy, Posted: 07/16/2012 2:45 pm "Since the age of 5 years old, I have lived with my Republican grandparents, making my self-discovery process a little difficult. For as long as I can remember, I attended a Lutheran church with my grandparents in Mission Viejo, Calif. They have a strong youth program and at one point had a youth choir that would travel around on tour. I was part of the choir for several years before my sexuality became an issue." -McCoy, huffingtonpost.com Who Am I, Really?

The story is old, but it's another reflection of the trials transpeople face. A Lawsuit’s Unusual Question: Who Is a Man? By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA Published: April 10, 2011 "In its January filing, Urban Treatment said that firing Mr. Devoureau was legitimate, “since the sex of the employee engaged in that particular job position is a bona fide occupational qualification” — implying that Mr. Devoureau was not really a man. " -nytimes.com A businessmanagementdaily.com article in June 2011 alluded to Devoureau's former manager having possibly "violated the ADA and the NJLAD when she asked if Devoureau has undergone surgery." And in a .pdf copy of the suit filed in C…

The perfect fit: Charlie Poulson takes next step in transition from woman to man Iowa State Daily Charlie was born under the name Chloe, and his mother lovingly describes the little girl as very feminine, with nothing out of the ordinary. That is, until she turned three and was able to dress herself. T-shirts and gym shorts replaced dresses and bows...

Out Transsexual vs Closeted ADULT LANGUAGE http://youtu.be/45IyVzBROxA In this video, I share thoughts about living stealth instead of openly trans, and adding further commentary on the reactions received when disclosing my history and how being known as trans affects my interactions with people.

Faces Transforming: research on female-to-male transsexuals The Skinny He is one of a growing number of transsexuals in Scotland and, as such, is one of my research subjects. In the Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification (CAHId) at the University of Dundee, my PhD project is documenting for the first time the changes...

I haven't posted here for a while. Been transitioning since 2003. It's been a tough road...transitioning in the same place , same job, family and friend opposition. But, today, I feel like the end is in sight. Talked to my Dad today. A person that has never accepted my transition. And, in our conversation, my dad said, "I wish i could be the man you are. You are a good man." Wow.. I can't even put into words how great that feels. Been a long time waiting for. Guess I just wanted to share this to let all of you know.....no matter how long it takes....never give up on being you!

So I've decided I'm going to try and talk my parents into helping me figure this all out (even though my mom still wonlt acknowledge it). I want to know how to start this all. ILve come out to my friends, my boyfriend and my friends. I'm going to talk to my parents about gender therapy. Also, if I want to do srs by the time i'm 18 or 19 when would be a good time to start the hormones and real life expierence...btw what is real life expierence?

'Kay's Transition': A transgender journey online HLNtv.com The transgender metamorphosis -- documented meticulously on Facebook and YouTube in a dazzling array of videos and pictures called "Kay's Transition" -- is unique in the respect that it's not a story of intense pain, or weeks of fragile and agonizing...

I like boys and girls. I prefer boys though. Do I have to only like girls to be able to get ftm srs? I was told tha I couldn't become a boy if I liked boys...is this true?

I spoke to my biological father recently (after not talking to him for 8 years or so), as a favor to my sister. Well, in short, it didnt go well. It was like I didnt even know the man on the other end of the line. Then to top it all off, he kept saying he knew me. That he wanted to help me. I gave him the benefit of the doubt as i had growing up (to his reasons why he was never around), anyway, he went on trying to explain to me whats really wrong with me. As it turns out, even after both my sister and I explained Transgender to him, he has it in his mind that I have a multiple personality. He thinks that my new name (Alex) is my male personality, and that my female name …

Okay, So i have a whole bunch of questions that I'd just love to be answered in some way. Is 21 a logical age for me to decide wether or not im ready to start fully transitioning? How in the world will I go about finding a name? Like, I asked my dad what he would have named me and everyone calls me "Vic" right now, but he hasn't told me what he wouldve named me if i was born a male. How do I go about egttinga binder for a large chest? I got 2 binders from underworks and both of them within like 2 months wore down on me! I'm a DD chest and honestlyr ight now im trying my hardest to present as male and it just doesn't work when I have such a large, annoying chest. I have…

Okay..so my mom hates me for this whole wanting to be a boy thing..my dad accepts me. My mom said that I can't do anything about this whole wanting a sex change thing until I'm 23 because my body is "still growing"....is this true?

Hi all, I've been wearing Underworks' 988 model for about a year now. I've lost some weight, so it's actually a little big now. I had to put it in the dryer so it would shrink back to a size that wouldn't make me look "chesty." Eventually I'll probably have to cave to buy a small, but I've got to make due with what I've got for now. My only problem is that I've developed somewhat severe chest pains. It used to only hurt when I took off my binder, but now it hurts when any additional pressure is put on my rib cage (wearing the binder or not). I try to be stealth at my university, but I get "she'd" and "ma'am'd" a fair amount regardless of the binding. I use the me…

I'm still a girl...completly. I know I want to be a boy. I've known for about 5 years. I don't really know what to do though. I have my guy name picked out....but I don't know where to start or what to do... Any tips? Btw when I become a boy I'm still going to date guys. I'm going to be a gay boy.

Twins get sex-change surgery in Shanghai People's Daily Online They kept their shared secret from the family until last year when they came across news online that transsexual surgeries were available in Shanghai. They used the words "stunned" and "embarrassed" to describe the reaction of their parents and older... This is very interesting. It's the first case I'm aware of where twins have both been transgender. I hope they will somehow find acceptance and be allowed to live their lives happily. ~ Lori