Female to Male (FtM) Transsexual Discussion

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.

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 need to know something, can I legit say that I have more naturally born kids than any other trans guy? 0-2- thought I was a boy 2-7 only had to wear dresses when forced 7-10 mom says its time to be a lady 10-12 stealing dads clothes and running away 12-14 no friends lives in the country 14-16 highschool hung out with all guys and fit in 16-18 seriously had a second identity that was male- doing roids 18- came out was shoved back in by parents 19- got pregnant but parents against queers said I cant raise her 20- gave my first born to a gay couple- gay parents rock. 22- gave being a girl one more try in europe 23- left my home town had 2 more kids and raised…

I've heard of many guys who lived for a while as lesbians before either coming to terms with being, or discovering they were actually TS. From pictures of guys I've chatted with, and pix of people like Chaz Bono, it seems that all these guys dressed like any other male. Many had very male looking hair cuts. All this despite identifying as lesbians at the time. While watching a video posted by Plague in the thread " it suddenly hit me - why do lesbian women like females that dress and act like men, yet they don't want anything to do with men. And if their male-acting "girlfriends" end up actually being TS and decide to transition...the lesbian g/f's drop them like…

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

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I've been thinking about this for a while. I've read a bunch of stories about straight FTMs who lived as lesbians and identified themselves as butch (or at least were part of a lesbian communitY) before realising they were trans. I'm mostly gay. I like girls too, but guys more. And the thing is, even before I realised I was trans I thought of my feelings towards men as sort of queer. I didn't know why, because I didn't identify myself as a man at the time, but all my fantasies about guys were gay, about guys on guys with guys. I was never in them, at least not as my self. I remember thinking I was weird because my girlfriends' fantasies was about them getting f*****…

Bristol Resident Shares Story of Transgender Struggles on NPR Patch.com By Sara Bagwell Jaye Watts, a Bristol resident who identifies himself as a queer-identified transgendered man, reached out to Patch last week to share his news. "I want Bristol and Warren folks to know that people like me exist and are a part of their...

Im at that stage where, I look like a guy convincingly but am still a girl. Whenever I use the womens change rooms at a pool or go to the loo, the girls look in horror and point and stare. It's getting way to embarrasing and I don't want to get confronted by someone about it. What should I do? Is it okay to go the mens toilets if no one sees you? I really don't know what to do.

Transgender speaker talks about life story The Daily Titan By Matt Atkinson Transgender issues and lifestyle were the main topics at a lecture hosted by Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society Tuesday morning, as a part of their ongoing “Sociology Week” series. “Transgender Issues in Society”

Local Transgender Speaks Out NTV Brody Runge, a 24-year-old from Kearney, is a transgender male whose story has been featured on TLC, Discovery and the Oprah Winfrey Network. He even had a brief appearance on "American Idol."Transgender is defined as a person who identifies with a...

Transgender speaker sheds light on gender identity The Doane Line In December 2004, however, Sallans realized his inside didn't match his outside and underwent transgender surgery. Now a full-time professional speaker, mentor, diversity trainer and consultant, Sallans will speak at 11 am in the Whitcomb Lee...

For transgender people, a life without binary norms San Francisco Chronicle (blog) (Video) Though Pierson is transitioning by taking hormones, he's not sure about the procedure that many female-to-male transgendered people undertake: top surgery. “If I could not have top surgery and be on a beach topless without feeling seen and it being a...

NPR -- (With Audio) This spring, Les and Scott GrantSmith will mark their 25th wedding anniversary. The couple raised two daughters along the way. But 15 years ago, they hit a crisis that nearly shattered their family. Les was keeping a secret, and that became a problem. But they solved it as a family, in a way that kept them together and happy... Read the Article (Listen to the Audio): A Mom Becomes A Man, And A Family Sticks Together This is an awesome story! ~ Lori

Transgender in a male-or-female world – CNN Photos Chicago, a struggling New York musician in his mid-30s, was born female but now embraces the trans label. Since he was a teenager, he has been searching ...

Transgender (Mis)Education Huffington Post (blog) The other tabs on my browser pointed to transgender documentaries and articles about trans* folks in the news. I was looking for guidance, which is rare for someone as stubborn and strong-willed as me. I was confused and tormented by my confusion.

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So. I Came out to my whole family yesterday, But the result was surprisingly painful. Pretty much. for the last 17 years i've been a ministers daughter. Four older brothers, a step mother who's into gender roles.... You know every 17's year olds life dream to live in a religious jungle. So, I sat everyone down and spoke. Told them how every third Monday night I go to church... Well a church.... I go to a support group... they've been driving me to transgender support groups.... They're response was pretty sickening. My dad asked me what I was doing at those in the first place. It's bad enough that I was a lesbian. My step mother walked away. My biological brother …

So, I caught myself staring intensilly... at this guy Xavier in my Criminology class. I should have been paying attention to "Catch me if you can" But, I was admiring his body. He's tall. And Handsome. And I wished I were him.... Is this normal? To stare with admoration at a body that you just wish you had? I do that a lot. I don't know if I should have let my best friend record me saying that in the bathroom though... They may put that on tumblr. I'm rambling... Anyway. I have the buggest crush on his body, He doesnt have much of a personality but I feel like I just want his body. Normal? Yes? No? I'm so confuseddd!!

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

Im being reason right now, Im hanging out with this girl I've liked since I was in seventh grade, And we've been friends since like.... First grade. I love her.... Idk. wanted to say that somewhere.

I know I want to present as male soon, but should i get it checked out by a doctor or something if my bodies producing way more testosterone then my sex should be? I'm not fully ready to transition and my fathers realized that things have changed a lot in the last few months with me that would be normally a side effect of going on T like: Increased body hair Deeper voice (idk if this is a side effect) but i rage a lot. Ive become a little bit more muscular. Quite honestly, im not ready for my body to change like this, not this fast anyway.... What the heck should I do?

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As I've not been around the board for more than a couple days, I don't know how appropriate this seems but I suppose the main reason for reaching out is that I'm kind of looking for a "big brother" of sorts, someone who's started transitioning and who can potentially take me under their hypothetical wing. I've only come out to myself this last week or so, as well as to my girlfriend and one other person, but that's it. I feel a little stranded and I feel like I need someone who knows what I'm going through and dealing with, among other things. So yeah .. any guys willing to take a little fellow like me under their wing?

How am I expected to stay calm when my emotions are raging like its no ones business when someone who i liked called me a "Gender challenged he she".... I was on the phone with jasmine when my ex-boyfriend called me and said "So i heard you were like gender challenged or whatever" I said nothing. Then he said "I dont want to talk to you anymore if this is what you choose." I said to him "Well you werent (effing) talking to me in the first place, i kind of stopped after you asked me for my best friends number and then cursed me out later. who the (eff) do you think you are?" Im like beyond the point where i might just flip. Im tired of my parents mocking me, Im tired o…