Female to Male (FtM) Transsexual Discussion

Hey guys, I'm a fellow FTM. I just wanted to see if anyone was around? Jay

I live in Iowa City and would like to hook up with someone who could teach me the male voice techniques and walk and such. I pass occasionally but not enuogh to suit me. [email me]

(I'm trying to keep this as PG as possible. I hope this is all okay) Hey all. I'm recently coming out to myself. I'm still trying to discover my own gender. I was born with a female body. I'm attracted to men. I lost my virginity as 17 to my boyfriend, and he's the only person I've had sex with. Sex always hurt, I was diagnosed with vaginismus, a disease where nerves cause your vagina to close up when anything approaches it, causing huge amounts of pain or a complete inability to be penetrated. Now at 19, I'm realizing that more than anything this is probably a result of being trans. Do any other guys have experience with vaginismus? I'm mostly just trying to fig…

I found this site today and I'm working around it:) I related to the profile comment of one of the moderators (Michael) and would like to know more of what this site entails.

Transgender officer living his dream -- as a cop and a man "As a child, Kerry Bell dreamed of growing up to become a policeman -- both a police officer and a man. Becoming a cop was relatively simple -- Bell joined the Bountiful Police Department 14 years ago. Becoming a man took more time..." Read more at http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_13886492

Salutations! So far I am all round female, but wish to cross that line and live half the time as a male without T or surgery. I've been looking around the usually helpful internet for the past week and finding very little. There's no one I know personally going from female to male (it seems a large quantity of persons are going the other way round) and I'm frustrated. So here is my plea. First off, I'm small. As in short and skinny, and just generally little. There's hardly any muscle in my arms (this I plan to change) And my face isn't exactly girly, but it's not straight out manly either. My hair is blond and shorter with longer bangs at the front. Also, I lik…

I finally found a doc and she got my precripton filled. I will start hormones next week. Its not cool that she is a 3 hour drive away, 6 hours total drive, but for now it will have to do. I found out thru my insurance that she had to call it in and get it approved first and so she did just that and they approved it without hesitation. waaaahoooooo So, my insurance is going to cover it. I only had to pay $10. My doc put the reason I needed the "T" is because I have a low level. They asked no questions other than where to send it. It sucks in a way because they have to ship it to me, not happy about that BUT, I start "T" next week and I AM SIKED ABOUT THAT!!! lol …

Hi there, I'm new to this forum so hopefully I'm posting this in the right place. Ever since I can remember I knew I was different. I knew I had the wrong parts "down there". It was so unfair, when I was very young I didn't even realize I had something else, I thought I was just missing a penis. At that age (starting to use a toilet) I don't even know how I knew what a penis was, I just knew I didn't have something I should. As I grew up I always felt uncomfortable with my body but I never really felt particularly male or female. Now that I'm older I'm finding I have to do something about this dilemma if I'm ever going to be happy or have a satisfying relationship. I'm…

I am a professional videographer/producer. I am currently putting together a video for the Male to Female TG's to give information on make-up tips, but also many other tips and tricks to help hide male features and bring out more feminine features to make you more passable as a female. I am wondering if there would be enough need/interest in a similar DVD for the Female To Male TG side of our community as well. Also, if anyone has any tips, ticks, or advice they would like to offer to share (for either MtF or FtM projects) please feel free to send me a message. Anything that may help others to obtain the desired appearance they wish to achieve and make them more pa…

How can I get testosterone without a prescription This was the Only Question that pop into my mind at that time! Thurday wasnt the best day for me eva! Woke up early, after a very busy night...My GF who is travelling to Poland with her Family has been missing me.. Horraaaaay!!!! thats why We were on Skype till late hour of the night.... right now.....My Doctor just txt me back with the Community board's Result... Result was One Word: He let me down....! When it came to choosing between (his Career and His Patient)He chose (job security) Over his patient and refused to approve my Needs to get testosterone treatment....Damn! I Cant Do it without a prescription! …

Hey guys, I live in Southern Utah and there aren't many resources available for the small trans community. I am wondering if anyone knows of website catalogs and other internet resources about ftm equipment and where I can purchase it. I'm interested in packys, strappers, etc, good quality and selection. I am eager to start my transition, but can't get the ball rolling till I have more resources and support. I'm down for some heart to heart and hearing about experiences as well. Thanks guys

I had a question about HRT and other options. I'm 45 and had a complete hysterectomy at the age of 27 because everything had stopped working and I had extreme endrometriosis (sorry about the spelling). I have never taken any hormones. I work out often and I'm not a big person at all, definitely in the chest area. There are all these websites that sell testosterone and/or muscle builders. Right now, I'm just interested in having a little more testosterone in my system to help build some muscle mass, I know as I do that, it will also decrease my breast size. I am not in a position to transition because of my job and my kids. Even though I am a teacher, I don't dress …

Hey Guys Well, I finally got enough guts up to tell my wife that I am a transman. Her response was -- well duh, your the last to know. Not what I exactly expected but still it's good. it felt like such a relief to tell someone who knows me personally. Plus it made me finally admit it to myself. I have been saying I am gender queer for months -- I don't know why I was stuck there. However, I was at the fair and walking around thinking about things and realized that it wasn't genderqueer that I should be but transman. I don't want people to wonder which gender I am. I am a guy. I don't want anything to do with being a woman. I have already had a consultation…

Hello I am Kim Lynn Guys I do want to help. I have only met about 20 F2M in person but talked to many more. Belive it or not you can learn some things from the M2F. Just look at what we do and then do it backwards LOL. Here I will give some examples and a warning at the end. If you are expressive when you talk then try to keep those wrists turned down. Because females turn them up they are showing open and trusting. Guys stay more guarded with that. When the ladies walk it is with more grace and flow, part of the reason is to keep there breast from bounceing as much. A guy will more walk through like he owns the place. There is not as much grace for alot and th…

So... I don't know where to start with all of this... I need guidance I guess. I have a lot of trans friends, both ftm and mtf. My girlfriend is mtf, but she says she doesn't know if she'll be able to help me much. I'm afraid to talk to my ftm acquaintances about this, I guess because I'm not 100% sure I AM trans. But maybe I am, and that scares me. I'm scared of what my family will say. My parents are gone, and I have two aunts who I'm really close to. One I'm sure would be able to accept her new potential nephew, but the other I'm not really sure what her reaction would be. I ordered a binder. I've made a new Facebook profile. I've told my two best friends and my gi…

Summer of 1980, Location: Middle East, Saudi Arabia.. Report: A new baby has been added to my family members.... Gender: Female (But Deep Inside as I grew up....I Figured out that its a Wrong Answer!) I'm not a Female, Yet not a Male...I'm Just a Creature that lies in the Middle...... Not a He or a She ! I Dont know what Am I !! In My Place, Having a big family and loads of kids would be a source of Man's Self Imaged Pride among his tribe, Especially if his kids were mostly boys... I've never treated like a girl thou, maybe my parents thought that I have a Disorder or something mental... The reason as I realized later that I was spoiled by Gran…

I just wanted to take a moment to recognize my brothers who were born in a female body who identify and strive to become male and let you know that while you may often be overlooked in many discussions concerning transgender issues, I do try to make the effort to remember and include you guys in with any information or TG topics I discuss, although I must admit I am also guilty of not always remembering to give you equal time, but I do try to make the effort to remember that you are all going through the same thing as your MtF sisters. While it seems that FtM transsexuals may not be as common as MtF (although I could be wrong) you do suffer all the same trials just as mu…

So on Wednesday (28th 2011) I've got my first appointment with the hospital about my gender identity/problem/dysphoria (all these words sound wrong >.<) It's not my usual hospital so my brother-in-law has to drive me there I'm all anxious because i don't know the layout and stuff. Any tips on whats going to happen? What should i say? What are they going to say? Should i dress formal or informal? Will they run tests or just ask questions? Any advice is good advice, i asked this on a diffrent forum but didn't get much a response Thanks Julian

"Stephen Ira Beatty (born Kathlyn), the eldest child of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, is also an F-to-M man, and he has a big problem with Bono acting like a spokesperson for the trans community"... Stephen says, "Chaz is a misogynist. He is a trans man who seems to believe that his female-assignedness and his female socialization makes him immune from being a misogynist, and he is manifestly wrong." Read More http://www.ivillage....nist/1-a-403881

On 11/8/2011 I officially had my name changed from my birth name to Alexander along with a totally different middle and lastname. I cant believe how simple and easy that was. I didnt even have a real reason prepared. When the judge asked, I just stated that I didnt like the name i had, and he granted my request. Thats so awesome.

Hello, I'm new here and I'd like to share experiences to people with female to male. I'm just the other way around (male to female disorder) but I think it's more interesting to find out why people would have those things I liked to remove. For instance: beard growth and why it isn't an option to live as a wife? If I was offline here, you can reach me in the instant messengers (view profile). Best wishes from Germany ;-)

We've all seen the variety of commercials that have recently bombarded us telling men how to get their youth back - they just need a boost of T. ABC News recently did a report that indicated researchers in Texas are concerned about the number of men on T. They claim that prescriptions have tripled among men older than 40, but a quarter of them haven't even had their levels checked. Doctors are concerned that increased testosterone "raises the risk of prostate cancer and liver damage." Are prescribers inadvertantly creating a problem for [trans]men? Could the sudden increase of the use of T by cisgender men trigger added restrictions and affect how [trans]men a…

So I'm just starting to apply for colleges.... But when i move out for school I want to start Transitioning... So.... on my applications when it says sex/gender, do I put female or male? I'd feel extremely comfortable if I could put male but it's not what my teachers, transcript birth certificate or so on say. What about when I apply for housing? If the school offers co-ed housing I should just go with that right? How do I explain myself to others? I mean, in my school ( or on my bus rather) everyone calls me a tranny and I feel like it's extremely rude to do that.... What do I say? Thanks, Vick.

Yes, all of a sudden! Just this April she was Daddy’s little girl. End of this April she wants her hair dyed black. No problem. Letting her express herself. Then she starts wearing dark clothes and now she’s EMO. She wants to wear some of her brother’s clothes too. A little history…My daughter is easily influenced and I can name several changes she made in the past when hearing someone liked or didn’t like something, and she immediately changed to be like what that person preferred. She’s stubborn and a drama queen, always seems to over react to many things. My wife and I checked her computer recently and come to find out she’s been spending a lot of time on YouT…

Hi... I'm Devin... I'm 21 and I am most recently starting to come out as transgender (ftm) I never imagined how hard this was going to be to just be myself. My mom still has no clue and I feel bad for not telling her because she still uses the female pronouns and I get so aggravated but its my own fault because I refuse to tell her. My girlfriend although we haven't been together very long is so supportive of me.. The only thing I'm afraid of is what if when I start my T shots and have my first surgery she's no longer supportive... What if she's only with me because the fact I'm still physically a girl?! I mean I don't have a huge support group where I'm from. And there a…