Female to Male (FtM) Transsexual Discussion

Hello everyone. Its been a while since I have been to these forums, but I am here in hopes that a question of mine can be answered. I am a transsexual woman. I have seen all kinds of surgeries for MTF folk. However, out of curiosity I wanted to see the Metoidioplasty and Phalloplasty surgeries for FTM. I can find pictures but never any videos of the surgery. If anyone can lead me in the right direction it would really satisfy my curiosity. Much love to you all, Nicole ^_^

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?

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…

I've now been on Testosterone for two weeks. I feel so much happier now, but I'm impatient. I want my facial hair! When did you guys start noticing face fuzz??? I'm on Androgel, one sqoodgie a day. Halp plz?

'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...

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…

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

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 …

HI! I'm pretty new here. I have so many questions...But I figured Id start with something lighthearted and different. For those of you who have changed their names, where there any nicknames that you kept after changing? Any that you didn't want to give up? My family calls me "em" (shortened form of my birth name) and I really like it; but I know its not the alternative to changing my name. What did you guys do? find new nicknames? or keep them?

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.

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…

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…

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?

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...

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!!

I don't feel valid and I don't feel like I fit into the transgender criteria. Throughout my childhood, I'd do things that were considered guy stuff. I'd rub my hair in the sand, play with boy toys, roughhouse, etc. When Mom chose clothes for me, I didn't fuss or get upset when she chose girl clothes for me. When I got to the age where I could choose my own clothes, I chose girly clothes and unisex clothes. I played with guys and girls growing up. I hang out with only girls now. I never wanted to be a boy, but I was a tomboy. When I got to the age of 11, girly things didn't interest me. When someone showed me something pink or frilly or girly, I'd say, "That's too girl…

(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…

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...

Marsha Aizumi, Posted: 12/20/2012 3:50 pm Four years ago this month, my daughter fearfully looked across a table at me and said the words that would forever change my life . . . I want to transition to be a boy. When I initially heard her request, I remember thinking how the first twenty years of my daughter's life began to make sense.... --huffingtonpost.com A Journey of Gifts

So, I was remembering how when I first started this journey and the hormones asking myself, will I ever get facial hair, chest hair, the muscle growth I want. And realizing now, at 10 years out, I have become one hairy beast. And I love it. Yea I will say, on days I decide not to shave I probably look like the missing link. That's me. All animal.

This story reminded me of myself. I too "met" someone online and, crazy as it sounds, fell hard in love. But she didn't know that the guy she had been chatting with was not a biological male. No one knew. The news hit her hard, but like Kya in this story, her love never wavered. I don't watch too much MTV, but I sorta wish I had known about this show. -dml Posted: 12/18/2012 7:26 am EST | Updated: 12/18/2012 11:19 am EST It was a rare happy ending on "Catfish: The TV Show" despite plenty of online deception. Kya had been dating Alyx online for eight months, though they'd never met. And she'd not been honest with him about what she looked like, using fake photo…

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... ?? …

Adrian Garcia | April 15, 2015 "Aydian Ethan Dowling is the current front-runner in Men’s Health Ultimate Guy Search competition, and if he wins, Dowling will become Men’s Health’s first trans cover model." -- thedailygrind.com Trans Bodybuilder Likely To Win “Men’s Health” Cover Spread Competition

I liked this article a lot and consider it good for all to read, both MTF and FTM, so I wasn't sure where best to post it. But heck, it's directed toward FTM people so this forum seems correct. I hope you agree and most of all, hope you find it informative: https://medium.com/matter/masculinity-means-7c11e2d976b4 Emma

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…