Male to Female (MtF) Transsexual Discussion

Is there any information on how common the various conditions in transgender are in the populaton. I would be most interested in U.S. population and location, I see there is map on this site but I am wondering if there is any recent scientific study with some current data. I would hope that the info would include the homosexual population as well. I am also curious about those who who never come out. Obviously there is some guessing involved but has there been any type of study or survey recently that might be useful.

I being doing research as what is consider living full-time, Real-life experience as a transgender female? I need to better understand cause insurance policy stats “ Must complete 12 months of living full time real life experience as the desired gender”. This is added for breasts augmentation surgery or for Sex Reassignment Surgery. There is no details on what is consider living full time as a woman. I thought it meant I must be in dresses, heels, full makeup and nails done all the time. What happen I want to be in leggings, jeans, shorts etc.. and no makeup, no long nails and wearing sneakers is that consider living as a woman too? I didnt have any surg…

Hey Everyone, Been a while since I posted on this board. I'm going in for FFS. I'm really looking forward to the new me. However, anytime I have surgery I get a little scared. I'm just praying that I get the results that my plastic surgeon says I wil. I have been on Harmones for almost 7 months now! Things have really been going great. Just waiting for my divorce to go thru. Please wish me luck. I will show the results when I'm done. Hugs, Kellie Anne

Hello, I been transitioning for almost a year think around 10 months. The thing I have been dealing with everything, lost of job might be related or not. Getting medical treatments, therapy, and prescription; Honestly, it has been difficult, but I am not bothered by it. I deal with more issues from society now then been. I have been keeping a video log and thought others might be interested in seeing. The video log is http://youtube.com/averyny Do not mind the name because I need to change it. Vivianne

Hi All, Well I have been in extensive therapy with my gender counselor and psychiatrist. They have both agreed that I'm a transgender. All the feelings I have had in all my life have been running on a female level in my brain. I came out to my wife about 1 1/2 months ago. She kinda new since I would hint on it all of our marriage. She wants me to be happy in life and told me that at the age of 34 I have a lot ahead of me and should not be miserable. She has seen me through so many problems with alcohol and prescription drugs. Well, we that being said she has told me that she will seek a divorce. Which I cant understand. Se married or thought she married a man as she tol…

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@karinatsnemirov Hi, I'm Karina, I'm an 18 year old MTF TS from Lawrence,MA which is just north of boston. Where do I begin? I was born as Cody, and from the get go, I was never right. I always used to wear my sisters clothes from age 5 and up until I was about 15 or so when I started to get way too big for them. I started to spend my money I made from work on makeup and girls clothes and stashed them in my brothers basement without him knowing (I had they key lawl) I used to dress up secretly in his house and eventually I decided to tell my boyfriend (which nobody knew about either) and he was on board instantly. Now I was starting to dress like this outside of secret…

Greetings from a transgender sister temporarily trapped in Florida the land of ever-increasing Fascism. I will shoot straight as an arrow. I'm on disability because of autism and the occasional seizures that I have are due to autism as well. At this time, here in Florida legislation has been passed such that even though I've 2+ years on HRT it's going to impede my ability to continue to get hormones once I run out of my refills. I'm looking to move to northern California and am hoping to make some contacts and/or learn about some of the support groups and do my best to find a temporary room or other setup to rent. My options on such short notice are very limite…

I really have no desire to increase breast tissue/size (too afraid it will be noticed) but I have always wanted the increased sensitivity that woman seem to enjoy. Is there any way to get the sensitivity with little to no growth? Thanks.

My 13 year old daughter Nicole and I are doing better since I began my transition in August.I saw she was hit hard when I came out.Thought she was going to lose dad for good and I told her that I am going to be the same person with a new indentity as female.Nicole is starting to understand I was never happy as male and knows I am going to have a better life going through this transition.She does call me Danielle and dad now.I get her on weekends and did find her a support group for kids that have parents whom are transitioning.Great thing is she now knows she is not alone and has met new friends that are helping her out.Nicole and I do go out to get our nails done and I d…

Sooo I recently had surgery just about 3 weeks ago (surgery date was october 4th, 2010) So, being that I was around parentals during the post op questions of dos and donts before going home, I didnt want to ask my doc about certain things like drinking and smoking. He gave me the basic run down of dilation, the restrictions of no sex for 6-8 weeks, and yada yada yada. However, Im having a hard time getting ahold of him and my friends wanted to throw me a party. Problem is, I smoke pot on occasion and drink rarely. Chances are, for this party, Im gonna want to smoke and drink, but I can't, for the life of me, find ANY direct answers on when a person is ok'd to smo…

I have some questions about hormones for anyone who is willing to answer. I am a pre hrt mtf, my questions are does anyone know the best way to start hrt if you have very little money and possibly how I might go about doing it?

I have been struggling with myself for some months now, part of me wants to "come out" and become known,while another part feels my life will be over if i do!! I am trying so hard to find a balance, one where I can acknowledge what I really am "A femanine man" and on the other hand, I want to throw it all away and "Get a grip", before it destroys me !! I want to be free !! though I know the only way is to open up, let some of my defences down and Love life I think I need to relax and stop being afraid of what the world, probably already knows.. Keep up the great work people. you are all so cool. Rachel xxx

Good news, everyone! I'm in the last stages of foreclosure and my abscess is finally getting unmanageable! Okay, that's not really good news... but it's at least development. I was in such an awful stasis and it's nice to see things changing, even if it's for the worse. I have a job that didn't support my family, but now that we moved into a tiny apartment in the city, it does. I still don't have health insurance, but because my condition's gotten so bad, I'm going to spend the hours and hours at a free clinic that I should have done earlier. I feel like I'm in my early 20's again, failing all over the place, but feeling free somehow. Of course, freedom com…

hi my name is Natalie and im very pre-op in the begining stages of transtion. I have ben fulltime on an off for 14 years since i was ateen but I have not had the wear with all to go to the next step. I am a chemical dependancy counselor and i wish to work with trans identified people with addiction issues. just saying hi. i hope adding apicture is not to overly vain.

It’s been a while since I’ve been on here, life’s been very busy. I’m just about two months post-op and feeling great. The post-op treatment schedule is a demanding one and only just now slowing down giving me more personal time. It’s incredible to think back of all I’ve been through in the last year to more recently the past few months. I’m finally me! I feel comfortable in my own skin … I have arrived, lol. Sincerely though, surgery may not be for everyone, it certainly was for me. As I said recovery has been hectic but got progressively easier and less pain and swelling as time has passed. I still have some swelling and a lil’ discomfort when sitting up for any lengthy…

a sad but enlightening event happened to me. my wife and i had sex a few days ago and all was going well until i felt her body and watched her in the throws of her pleasure. i just didn't want to continue. i had no connection to her or my penis. although i love her very much the idea of me inside her just didn't excite me. i lost what erection i had and couldn't continue. she was sad for me but i was sort of relieved. many of you have said that you are not as horny as before. i think i have developed a woman's libido. although i have not had sex with men yet i fantasize and dream of it. this always gets me horny and erect. i am not hot and slutty for men but if i was r…

Hi everybody, This is the first time I've ever posted to this forum, although I've spend many hours reading posts here and other places. I am a 57 year old MtF transsexual who came out to the world four months ago. I knew since I was 9 or 10 that I felt different about myself. I wanted to do what girls did and wear what girls wore. I wasn't clear about why, but I knew it was true. I never was able to fit into any group of guys. They made uncomfortable and were generally coarse and gross. I began to cross-dress around 12 years old and did that whenever I could. When I was caught, my parents said it was just a phase. (Yeah, right.) I eventually read about tran…

Hey everyone, I am a MTF transsexual but I cannot handle it, it is destroying my life. I am currently pre- everything, I have told my doctor and I am waiting for a referral to a gender therapist. This is just so so hard to live. I can't deal with the pain for much longer. I want to move away so I can be my true trans self but I am living in a small remote rural town and I just need to get away so I can be myself. I can't handle being a transsexual, I only found out I was a transsexual last year. Prior to that I had always thought I was male. This is so horrendous to deal with :'( Can anybody help me?

Okay, Here goes Boys and Girls, I hear a lot of chatter but no clear and present support to what is happening or will happen on hormones. Well, it's really sort of a roll of the dice when it comes to HRT , Why ? Answer this as simply as I can, Because You are not Me, nor are You the Gal that posts on some other site telling all about what and what not to be taking for optimal results. Your going to hear a lot of different things, like " Oh, all you need to do is block the production of Testosterone so just take an Anti-Androgen ", and " You should only be Taking a natural 17B Oestrogen ", Or the " you don't need to test every thing just these select tes…

HELP ! Does anyone know (or have a link to) what are the current passport rules for transgender people? I heard a rumor that if you are having your surgery within 12 months, they let you put your female gender on your passport, (as long as you have therapist letter), and they will give you a temporary one good for a year. Someone else told me that had been extended to 18 months. Anyone know what the current rule is? I am planning my surgery for August of 2011 with Dr. Brassard in Montreal. Thank you.

Hello Everyone my name is Karla and I am originally from the north of England.I am 36. Ever since a young age I have wanted to be female. This at the moment though is not an option, but I am now getting closer to what I want. Society and familial constraints dictate my life in a direction that is not truly me. This is something I hope to rectify in the future, but until then I aim to live my life to the best of my ability's. So a little about my home life. I live with my fiancée, my son who is nearly five months old, also my two step children aged 10 and 11. I have a 14 year old daughter from a previous relationship who I aim to see fortnightly. I also have a blog i…

Err, I guess I was spelling that wrong! (whoops) I found this video (they're not shy with showing the surgery, so, if that makes you queasy, avoid it) on Yahoo about the subject. I was sort of amused looking at the video of the guy who was going in for surgery. I was just like.. wait.. is that the "before"? *Looking down* I thought it was funny too that they mentioned "blood pressure medication". I was just like.. hmm.. yep.. I know what that probably is.. :)

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As far back as I can remember, I always felt that I was a girl. I would try on my mother's panties, bras, nylons, etc. This made me feel normal. When I was a teen, I started to buy my own things. My feelings to become the woman on the outside that I knew I was inside grew stronger and stronger. These feelings have only intensified. Now, I am excited to announce that I will soon begin hormone therapy! I look forward to the upcoming changes to my life. With love, Missy444