Female to Male (FtM) Transsexual Discussion

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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…

I made this a couple years ago and it's all very medically technical as far as terms but covers all the basics of what to expect when going through HRT. You can look up terms for greater explanation of them.

By Lilly O'donnell courtesy of VICE PUBLISHED: 14:33 EST, 23 October 2012 | UPDATED: 04:38 EST, 24 October 2012 On the roof deck of their Williamsburg apartment, discussing which herbs and vegetables to plant this year, and which of last year’s plants might be salvageable, Sadie sits cross-legged and sips a beer while Marco cleans and lights the grill. Sadie, wearing a short, fitted dress, asks, 'Honey, do we have enough coal?' in that singsong voice girlfriends sometimes use to cloak skepticism as supportiveness. 'I’ll figure it out,' Marco answers, speaking more to the small fire he is tending than to Sadie. -dailymail.co.uk 'Men get treated like s***....

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...

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...

Buck Angel is a FtM bodybuilder. This dude rocks!!! Buck Angel Bodybuilding

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

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?

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…

Transformations: Transgender Man Works to Change Media, Perceptions pride source.com He also has fair skin and light eyes. So when people look at him, they often only see a white man. But his race is not the only part of his identity people often misread. Hicks, 22, has been correcting them about his gender since coming out as...

I sorta wondered at the purpose of this article since there's really nothing in it that most of us don't already know. I thought maybe the reporter had bumped into Bono during some recent event or something, but there is no indication of that in the article. It appears after a couple of paragraphs, however, that the reporter was simply cashing in on a tabloid article published before this one - which, by the way, seemed pretty decent. -dml _______________________________ After the son of gay icon Cher and Sonny Bono went on Dancing With The Stars, he received extremely harsh backlash 26 October 2012 | By Joe Morgan Chaz Bono, one of the most famous transgende…

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...

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…

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

Diane Anderson-Minshall |February 18 2013 1:04 PM ET "It's his first interview since starting a new fitness regime and losing 45 pounds, Bono talks about his weight loss journey, his desire to return to acting, and his search for true love." --advocate.com Chaz Bono Talks About His Hot New Bod (w/Video)

16 February 2013 | By James Withers " When he walked into his first class, most of the students had seen four previous teachers. And the school year was barely two months old. The girls 'were starting to figure out how the world worked, for better or worse, and most of them had some idea what they wanted to be when they grew up.' The boys? Well, who doesn't know how loopy young men can be?" --gaystarnews.com A trans man chronicles his first year as a teacher

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 ...

A wonderful article in this morning's edition of The New York Times: A Transgender Groom Sees Beyond What He Ever Imagined

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…

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

'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...

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...

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...

Chaz Bono discusses transformation at Penn State Abington Philadelphia Inquirer As Chaz Bono recounted his transformation from cute little daughter of singers Sonny and Cher to the 43-year-old transgender man standing at the lectern, students at Penn State Abington found pieces of their own stories...