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Getting Clocked:

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ChrissyRyan:
Being clocked is to be expected at times; but, hearing a very stupid question like, “I guess you must be gay but why would you then look so much like a woman?” is over the top.


Uggh!

Northern Star Girl:
Unfortunately getting clocked is a somewhat normal part of most transition journeys, especially at the beginning. 
As we fine tune our appearance, our body movements, voices, hair and make up... and as HRT does it magic, along possibly with a surgery or two.... as we then get into Full-Time mode we then will hopefully be able to pass reliably ...and being clocked will not be a frequent event.

Danielle

ChrissyRyan:
I have never been clocked when out with one or more cis-females.
Or, at least, I have never heard a disparaging word.
That is good.  But I am out and about more alone.  Sometimes, that odd look, rarely now anything worse.

Chrissy

KrystalG:
Well I live in British Columbia Canada and male to female seems quite accepted here despite height that most of us experience out in public - at one time my height was about 6' 1/2" , I'm 63 now and in Bangkok at the Kamol hospital they said I was 5' 11" but sounded absolutely wonderful but realistically more and likely I was still 6' tall - I suppose maybe I've shrunk a bit being 63 - It's interesting that being out and about in the last year I've had the word " mam " so far 100% said to me , so I must finally be fitting in the best I can tell - it seems if people see that your totally comfortable just being yourself as being a gal/female they don't care but people can sense if your somewhat looking over your shoulder all the time - Airports I've always had No problems , never a man checking me out but a lot that has to do with documentation from your own country and I had SRS etc. - there scanners hide nothing - the area that is devastating for me is after voice surgery in Spain and a second in Rochester New York that on the Phone I get " Sir " 100% all the time and it's cost me a small fortune so far trying to achieve a girl voice with a right vocal cord that is not working  - perception is 9 tenths of the law being a Transgender Woman - for me having a Voice that maches is CRITICAL and most important of all the surgeries a person can go through so I'm going to Portland in May to maybe get what I need absolutely if possible to fit in a world that can be very mean and biased toward someone that just wants to be yourself that should have happened at birth , I wouldn't wish being Trans on anyone , it's a very hard life to live , and I'm one of them !

Pammie:

--- Quote from: Northern Star Girl on March 31, 2021, 05:46:42 pm ---Unfortunately getting clocked is a somewhat normal part of most transition journeys, especially at the beginning. 
As we fine tune our appearance, our body movements, voices, hair and make up... and as HRT does it magic, along possibly with a surgery or two.... as we then get into Full-Time mode we then will hopefully be able to pass reliably ...and being clocked will not be a frequent event.

Danielle

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That’s true but some things are hard to hide. Because being 6’2” means I get more noticed and I still probably don’t always pass if someone looks close enough for long enough. C’est la vie n’est pas?


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