The Term "Brother" In The FtM Community....

[N.Chaos]

The Hulk Hogan comment really amused me for some reason.

I call people bro online occasionally, but its pretty erratic. I call one of my female friends bro all the time, but IRL the only person I've ever called bro (that I can remember) is my boyfriend, oddly enough.

[GentlemanRDP]

Despite the fact that I do like me Hulk Hogan flicks, I can't bring myself to say it xD
Growing up in Utah, All I can think of when I hear 'Brother' is missionaries >__O;;
And I am far from a missionary.

I actually tend to stray away from gender specific terms, whether it's talking to someone cisgender or trans.
I don't know why, and come to think of it, I always have.
Though...I suppose that I do tend to call all people 'Guys,' such as "Hey, how're you guys doing?" while I'm working,
And I tend to call guys 'Dudes' once in a while o.o; Hmm...Go figure...

[Natkat]

Despite the fact that I do like me Hulk Hogan flicks, I can't bring myself to say it xD
Growing up in Utah, All I can think of when I hear 'Brother' is missionaries >__O;;
And I am far from a missionary.

I actually tend to stray away from gender specific terms, whether it's talking to someone cisgender or trans.
I don't know why, and come to think of it, I always have.
Though...I suppose that I do tend to call all people 'Guys,' such as "Hey, how're you guys doing?" while I'm working,
And I tend to call guys 'Dudes' once in a while o.o; Hmm...Go figure...

im sorta the same, exept the fact I call pretty much everyone guys and dudes..

I bet I try to ignore gender pronouce alittle, because I know from myself how annoying it is to have a wrong gender pronoucing put on you who dosent fit and so so.

[Nygeel]

When I go to LGBT events and somebody says "our transgender brothers and sisters" I get super annoyed. There are trans folks who don't identify with being a brother or sister, and it sorta sounds like there are no trans people there.

[ApproachingMars]

I do, but it's pretty much for everyone.  It rubbed off on me from an Australian guy I know.  Sigh.

[Ryuu]

Brother reminds me of those weird mens-movement guys (my dad is one) or of a monastery. Man makes me think of stoners. 

[Felix]

I mostly say "man" for guys, or once in awhile for girls. I occasionally say "dude" for anybody, but that's not normal for me. I use "people" or "yall" when addressing more than one person.

One thing I've had to consciously unlearn was calling people "kid." It's something I picked up when I was a traveler, I guess, but some people see it as an age thing or an insult. It was to me a word for anybody of any age, gender, social status, whatever, just an easy catchall.

[xander]

a LOT of trans guys here constantly use "bro". But then again so do a lot of jock type CIS guys.

It really ->-bleeped-<-s me to be honest, everything is "hey bro", "sup bro", "thanks bro", "cya bro".

[dmx]

I refer to my closest male friends as brothers. I actually call them "son" too.

I do not associate with the "FTM community" however. I don't get how having this medical issue means I have some sort of kinship with others who do.