Hello all,
I am not at all good at introducing myself, so I'll keep this short and sweet: I'm a 24 year old FTM, and I started my physical transition in 2010 with HRT and I had chest surgery a couple of years ago.
I grew up playing with barbies. I loved my Kens and Pauls, and though I did get my mum to buy me an Action man at one point I ultimately rejected him because none of the barbies were interested in dating him (he had the charisma of a potato). The barbies were ultimately supplanted by the Sims games.
I'm a small guy with an extremely delicate build. My size has always made people think of me in terms of cuteness. The beard has not negated this. Early in my transition, I was snatched up into a bear hug by a passing drunk who exclaimed 'Aw will you look at this little guy!' ...I'm pretty sure he wanted to take me home for his mantelpiece but his friends made him release me back into the wild. I wandered off vaguely bemused but pleased because he ID'd me as a guy.
Overall my experiences throughout transition have been very positive, and my friends and family have generally been supportive. Some may have taken longer than others to come round to the idea, but eventually they all did. And in the meantime I had a very solid support base in the shape of my mum and sister and some trans friends I made online.
Uh...what else? Well, I'm an almost-graduate. I specialised in English linguistics, a specialism that has caused more confusion than my transition at times ("What? You study English? But you speak English...") XD. I love to read, write and play video games. Languages are a passion of mine and I also love ancient history and art.
Well that's it. I've been um-ing and er-ing about posting here, but I decided to go for it. I'll try and be active and social, but I suffer from social anxiety (even online) so it isn't easy for me to publish my thoughts where other people can see them. Writing this one message has taken me well over an hour and I've re-written it about a million times.
