Signs that you are PASSING. Yea!

[BillieTex]

I had a check out girl at the register first said ma'am, then apologized oops sorry sir, then handed my credit card back and said thank you ma'am !!!!   😀 weeee!

[Sunnynight]

Doorman at a bar looks at my ID, at me, at my ID, checks me out, back to my ID... "So you're a guy?" That was my first "passing" moment, but like everyone, I'm way more critical of each and every little detail. I get ma'ams plenty at Walmart, trying or not. Tonight I was at Chevys with my mom and our waiter refered to us as, "ladies". I wasn't even close to trying, so I think he was either being very nice or too embarrassed to chance a reversal on the pronoun and be wrong on the flip. I really really need to work on my voice, particularly face to face with someone. I'd probably have it passing for six months and still think it's awful.

One time I had a bartender flat-out refuse service because he wouldn't accept that the ID was mine.

[Maddie Secutura]

Back when I still had the old name on my ID I had to drop into my low voice and tell the bouncer, "It was a dare." 

[jainie marlena]

I got in my car to go to the store and as I was leaving my daughter and one her friends were standing at the end of the driveway. After I came back my daughter came into the house with me. She said her friend asked her if I was her mom then she smiled at me and said does that make you feel better. I smiled back at her and said yes, it does thanks for telling me.

[ZeldaHeart]

All of your stories are so inspiring with a dash of cuteness!  Especially the ones that include guys hitting on you.  I'm still presenting as a male in public (as androgynous as possible) and really can not go anywhere without being thought of as a girl or being called ladies or something.  However, something a little bit extra funny happened last week.  My friend and I were at Border's books to see if we could find anything we liked.  I went into the men's room and noticed that someone had followed me in.  It was a really small Asian girl.  She was probably 15 or 16.  I went into the stall and was peeking through a little space between the door and stall to see if she would notice it was the wrong bathroom.  She was looking in the mirror and applying makeup, and then I think she noticed something and left.  Then when I came out, my friend said to me "I just saw a girl leave the men's room and enter the woman's room."  I told her what happened, and then we both laughed and slapped five! 

[justmeinoz]

Brilliant topic!
I had the girl at the supermarket make a remark to me, about an obnoxious male child screaming his head off, as just another female customer. 🙂

[azSam]

Zelda, I can't see you as anything other than female. I see no male-ness in your avatar at all. Have you considered going full time, because YOU TOTALLY SHOULD, YOU STONE COLD FOX!!!!!

[Lisbeth]

Yet another store clerk ask (while looking at my license) "Is that your boyfriend?"  Me: "No..."  Her: "Your husband?"  Me: "No..."  Her: (30 seconds later) "OOOOOOH!!!"

Reminds me of standing in line at the airport to go through security. The TSA guy asked for my ticket, looked at it, and said, "You have your husband's ticket." Then he looked at the guy standing behind me in line, "Is this your husband?"

[JennX]

This just happened today and was one of the more "cool" things that's happened in a while...

Walked into Nordstrom with a friend... I needed a sunglass case for a pair of pretty expensive sunglasses... ask the sales guy if he has any hardshell cases to fit these glasses... he says wait a sec, walks to the back counter, looks in some drawers, then hands me a brand-new case... I ask him how much, he says don't worry, it's on me?!? WTF! I'm like no, I really should pay for it, he says he'll take care of it? So, I go thanks... (my friend and I are more worried about being stopped by security at this point, but luckily she was able to close her gaping mouth fast enough at this point and walk out with me)... as I'm leaving the store I opened the case, and the sales guy stuck his business card inside, and wrote "Call me and his # on the back"... This was one of the better things that's happened.

The guy was about my age and cute too. 😀

[Whitney]

Zelda, I can't see you as anything other than female. I see no male-ness in your avatar at all. Have you considered going full time, because YOU TOTALLY SHOULD, YOU STONE COLD FOX!!!!!

I second this. I would expect all the boys to be buying you the drinks.

[Jillieann Rose]

Wow Jennx.
That is wonderful.

[lonely girl]

I had a "men's washroom" experience too lol, so it was a year and half ago, I had med-length hair (for a boy), I was wearing a hoodie and tight jeans and a pair of converse, I was still presenting myself as male so naturally I went In the men's room, While I was just done washing my hands, a guy came in, he looked at me and he said "wooow is this the women's room!?!?!" I just ran out the washroom, and I had mixed feelings, on one hand I'm happy that someone thinks I'm a tomboy, on the other I was super embarrased... And I tried to avoid public washroom since then, I'd go to the one for disabled people if possible

[Melody Maia]

As Maddie said, I really don't think about passing anymore because I do everywhere, but it still feels awesome and I notice. I pass over the phone too. When I called my retirement fund to change my name, the lady on the phone remarked "mam, there seems to be a mistake on our records. When you put in your name change, make sure to change it from Mr. to Ms." that was before I told her my new name so she was looking at my boy name and advising me.

I pass among transwomen and people who work with transwomen too. At least those people who don't know me from here. First time I went to a trans support meeting at the local lgbt center the moderator and her girlfriend couldn't tell if I was MTF, FTM or just someone there for support. My electrologist asked me why I grew hair on my face and if it was a family or hormonal trait. She works with many, many trans clients. I told her I was trans and she was flabbergasted.

The latest thing is I have a locker in the ladies here at work. We have private showers and I sometimes use them after work if I need to be somewhere local after work. Nobody looks at me funny even when I have wet hair and no makeup and I am wearing jeans and a top. Ladies versions, but not frilly. The other ladies also don't think anything of undressing in front of me. That to me is a stamp of acceptance. 

I must say though I don't get hit on by guys very much and I don't exactly project dyke. The local lesbians seem to think I'm pretty cute and accept me even knowing my history. I wore a bikini top the other day and got looked at a bit, but I have very few stories of men approaching me. It may be because I don't hang out in many non-queer places save for work and when I am out and about running errands etc. I dont often catch men looking at me. Sometimes that gets me a bit down to be honest and as weird as it may sound since I am a lesbian. I guess because a guy hitting on me means I don't just pass, but I am attractive. Female self-esteem issue I guess.

[juliemac]

I was with my daughter and ex at a local family restaurant many years ago. I had transitioned back, trying to play the role of a good father when I needed to use the rest room.

I walked in and a guy at the urinal, stopped peeing and slipped himself back in to his pants and said...
"Mam, your in the wrong rest room!" He seemed soooo shocked 

A few days later, transitioned again, and have not looked back......

[Stephe]

I went to get a prescription filled and they asked me to initial this form that I had been warned about taking this med if I was or was planning to become preggers  😛 Honestly I can't recall the last time I was sir'd in public and the only people who ever slip with the pronouns are people I have known for years before I went full time. And then is usually only after we have been chatting for quite a while and it's just a slip. I know I am still the same person inside and they always know me as a he so that's gonna happen. Can't take that personally.

[Jillieann Rose]

So many exciting responces.

I sometimes answer the phones in the early morning hours before the office people arrive.
What is very intresting is that my boss and friends don't recognize my voice.
They always ask if I am (male name). I have been working there for around 7 years.
Work just got a new phone system and phones that work great. They still don't recognize me. 
And no one has ever calls me sir unless I tell them I'm (male name)
As I said in another posting my has changed now that I am on hormones. It is slightly higher and softer.
Now bates an eye at me when Jillieann is out and talking.

[Sunnynight]

I took my son to the doctor with my wife. They asked which one of us was the parent.

[Jillieann Rose]

It's late and I just went into the bathroom to wash my face before going to bed.
I jump back real quick after seeing an image in the bathroom when I knew my wife was asleep in bed.
It was a women.
Oh it was only me,    my own reflection in the mirror.

[Alainaluvsu]

Jillean, you know you're passin when you trick yourself

Cuz nobody is a worse critic to themselves as a transsexual and her looks!

[Glenn]

oh  Jillieann

you made it.  I'm getting there to!  So happy for you.