Thanks everyone for the kind words and encouragement, you guys are great.
Quote from: hurts2sayshalom (Call me Cal) on April 09, 2012, 12:07:13 AM
Awesome progress - can't wait 'til I have a beard of my own.
My voice is significantly deeper than it was pre-t; read as male in person& on the phone; it's lovely. 
As far as facial hair, clearly nothing like that of lexical, lol.
I shaved for the first time a week or so ago. It's slowly growing back.
Thanks man! That's awesome about your voice changes and facial hair. Sometimes I'll listen to my pre-t voice just to remind myself where I started. You get used to hearing yourself and the smaller changes over time but it's crazy how much it changes overall, you know?
Quote from: Dominick_81 on April 09, 2012, 03:59:36 PM
My voice passes too but as a young, maybe teen male. Some say my voice can go either way, male or female b/c it's still so high. But it doesn't pass over the phone.
Phone passing is tricky when your voice is in between since you don't have your masculine appearance to sway people in the right direction. I think it's a combo between the actual pitch of your voice and the way you speak. I think part of the reason it can take longer for some is that it takes time to adjust your phone demeanor since men and women in general speak a lot differently over the phone. All of a sudden I went from 30-40% phone passing to 100% and my voice didn't change that significantly. I've realized that my phone etiquette has changed a lot... like I'll ask a question if I don't know something, but I tend to take charge especially if I'm talking with a woman. Generally I'm speaking more confidently, using shorter sentences, less thank yous. Not saying you have to do what I do, but listen closely to the differences in male/female phone etiquette and you'll see what I mean.
Quote from: Make_It_Good on April 09, 2012, 01:50:35 PM
I should be getting my 1st stage of phalloplasty surgery this Summer, thats what Id like to share, and also, I have my new pet, a Hedgehog! Hes white and brown and very grumpy at the mo. But Ill cut him some slack since hes still young :p
congrats on moving forward with your phallo, I hope the process goes well for you
Quote from: Felix on April 09, 2012, 01:39:41 AM
Sweet, you look great man.
I'm about 4 months in. My voice has dropped a lot and my fat is redistributing nicely. My skin has gotten coarser and and I'm quite a bit more muscular. I have some faint sideburn growth and some patchy hair on my chin. I'm starting to get hair on my chest, which I thought would gross me out but it makes me happy.
My kid switched from calling me mommy to calling me daddy. I got my name legally changed and got my license name and gender marker updated. I finally got my name changed with medicaid/dhs, which is a huge relief. I'm not stealth but my trans status comes up less and less as I pass better.
Those are some big changes Felix, everything sounds great
congrats man
Quote from: Julian on April 09, 2012, 04:05:48 PM
You're looking fantastic, lexical! I'm impressed by your beard.
My changes have mostly been internal, and tied to other areas of my life. I'm a lot more confident and happy now, even if I have a ways to go. The satisfaction with where I am and where I'm going have as much to do with following my passions and treating my other issues as with top surgery and haircuts and wardrobe changes.
That's not to say that having top surgery and cutting off upwards of 2 feet of hair haven't made a world of difference.
(Taking pictures without flash makes a world of difference too xD)
I think the most major change I've experienced over the past couple of years is that now I can focus on life outside of gender. I think I've finally settled on what I really want to study, and I'm in a place now where I'll actually be able to set and accomplish goals in life.
Those internal changes are so huge, I'm really happy for ya Julian. I feel like it gets difficult to handle the parts of life outside of gender when it's such an integral part of where you're at but if you can, it makes all the difference. Big difference with the haircut too, looking great man.
