Female to Male (FtM) Transsexual Discussion

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…

Well my support system and girlfriend has left me she figured it was way to much for her to handle. I'm honestly not that tore up over it I guess that's because I realized it was better to rely in yourself then on others. I am happy I could just use some friends and I'm waiting for right guy or girl to come into my life. So has anyone else been told some horrible things during a breakup. Example: your worthless... Your not a man your just f-----d up in the head...

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…

So, I don't know if any of you have heard about it, but there's a magazine called FTM Magazine, I'm friends with the Editor who also created the Self Made Men site. When I went to the gender conference in Harrisburg PA, he wanted my story about being a transgender christian, and happily enough that my story was in the july edition.

I found this very nice article in Huffington Post this morning. Of course I don't know how accurate its headline is but at least I think it's well-written and intentioned: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-davis-smith/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-being-a-trans-man-but-were-afraid-to-ask_b_6708606.html?utm_hp_ref=transgender Emma

Interesting article. Holbrook "People in the trans community, we just want to navigate life normally like everyone else. That's literally it." https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/transgender-bodybuilder-wants-to-lift-up-his-community/ar-AACxRjU?ocid=spartandhp

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?

Anyone have a favorite binder or compression shirt? I’ve tried gc2b but they didn’t work. I have back problems and couldn’t keep it on for more than an hour without extreme pain.

Hey, My name is ty, I'm a 19 years of FTM college student. I recently just re-bursted out of the closet i was forced back into last year. I'm the president of my schools Gay-Straight alliance and Black Students Union... Because I just came out, the school is unaware of me being transgender, Should I let my teachers for next semester know of my Pronouns and preferred name before the semester starts, Via Email? I want next semester to be awesome and in order for me to do that I need everyone to know me for who I am.

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…

So, you would think after so many years of stabbing myself, this would get easier. I hate the days I have to do the T injections. Seems like it never gets easier. But hey. Who in their right mind enjoys stabbing a needle into themselves? Is there a nurse in the house?

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.

Lewis Hancox won hearts and minds when he appeared on British TV documentary My Transsexual Summer, now he’s building the life he’s always wanted 16 January 2013 | By Lewis Hancox " It’s been over a year now since My Transsexual Summer was broadcast on Channel 4 in Britain. It’s insane how time flies! Since then I’ve been part of a club tour around the UK with the rest of the cast, along with attending some quite prestigious events. Back when we were filming in the summer of 2011, I honestly never imagined how much this show was about to impact my life." --gaystarnews.com Lewis: Life since My Trans Summer

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…

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…

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

May 16, 10:44 AM EDT Doctors say the United States' first recipient of a transplanted penis is recovering well from the delicate surgery. Surgeons on the Massachusetts General Hospital team who performed the transplant on 64-year-old Thomas Manning say blood is flowing to the organ. They say there are no signs of bleeding, rejection or infection, and that they're cautiously optimistic he will regain the function he lost in 2012 when cancer led to an amputation of the penis. More here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PENIS_TRANSPLANT_THE_LATEST?SITE=SCAND&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&SECTION=HOME

First off I Must say that being trans for ME was Not about a sex change or being manly. I do not drink beer, watch sports, or drive a truck. I don't even drive. When I was told by the gender "specialist" that in order to get on my testosterone I would need to engage in a MAN ONLY activity in public in my chosen gender role. So I went to a Gay Bar and hit on cute boys! I stole someones boyfriend and snogged em in the stairwell! Then I started hanging out with this super sexy drag queen and we became bffls! I did her hair and makeup, and outfits so long that I wanted to join in! No one knew I was born female and they were drag queens! Eventually I came out to …

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

...* WHO currently defines transsexualism as a mental disorder ...* 35,000 people sign petition calling on the body to change its classification ...* Campaigners claim current definition leaves people vulnerable to stigma By Claire Bates PUBLISHED: 06:14 EST, 19 October 2012 | UPDATED: 10:10 EST, 19 October 2012 The World Health Organisation has come under pressure from campaigners to stop classifying transsexualism as a mental illness. The body publishes an international classification of diseases which informs government policy and health provision, but is currently under review. Now, more than 35,000 people have signed a petition at Change.org calling on t…

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.

What Trans Men See That Women Don't Very interesting article for me too as I was AMAB and have transitioned to female. I've often read about how T is so powerful, that it makes trans men (and, presumably cis-men) feel more powerful and aggressive. Well, I never felt that way! Maybe that was because I always was a trans woman irrespective of hormones? Please add your thoughts. I'd love to hear from you and correspond about this fascinating topic! P.S. At the top of the Time webpage is a short video that was very interesting to watch.

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. 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 …