The most affirming thing so far... thread?

[Hideyoshi]

So yesterday I was shaving in the mirror, feeling kind of dumpy. I had a GI doctor appointment and feeling the usual butterflies I get when I go in girl mode to places.

I arrived at the office, and go to the check-in counter. A large, mid-fifties man greeted me and I told him my last name and said I had an appointment at 3:30. He responded with

Man: "[legal male name]?"

Me: "Yep"

Man: "Okay, the doctor is ready to see him whenever [legal male name] is ready."

Me: "You're ready for me?"

Man: "Oh, you're [legal male name]? For some reason it has you listed in the machine as male, which you are definitely not."

I shrugged and didn't say a thing, but waited for him to turn around before hiding my smile and silent giggle.

I know there's a 'what made you happy today' thread, but what about 'most affirming thing so far' thread?

[Sabrina]

For me it's getting complements on my makeup and long legs. I like when I'm called beautiful. Still waiting to be referred to as female by the general public though.

[Shodan]

This right here:


This was the first time that I knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that'd I'll be able to transition successfully.

[Lady_Oracle]

bonding with other women

women buying me drinks and being hit on by them 

[katrinaw]

That's really cool Hideyoshi... what a great tick in the box 

No doubt about it Shodan 

L Katy

[JenLotus]

I think the most absolutely amazing thing that ever happened to me was...

So on the second and fourth Monday of every month our local lgbt center hosts a transgender blender meeting where we meet up, support, chat, laugh, be silly, so on. It's awesome. Great group of people. Frequently following and sometimes even during we go over to a Thai restaurant two blocks over. One time there was a pretty large group of us and we went over for Thai. Now we're all talking and laughing and enjoying each other's company when I feel a hand on my shoulder from someone not sitting at the table. I freeze. I feel warm breath on my ear and neck and people at the table also freeze and stare at me and this person leaning in to my ear.

Then I hear this woman's whisper "Hey I work at the brewery and have seen you there a few times and I just want to say you are beautiful."

Stunned. I was stunned, my face goes red and I sit there trying to process what happened as everyone else at the table is staring at me scared of what she just said to me. For frame of reference there is a microbrewery in town that my partner and I frequent. Anyway I spin around and the girl is walking back to her table leaving me gushing like an idiot.

I've run in to her a few times at the brewery. She's super cute. Always gives us a great table.

So yeah, the one and only time I've ever been on in public.

[katrinaw]

Wow that must have been the icing on the cake that night Jen .... oxox's

L Katy

[Jill F]

Guys buying me drinks.
A guy called me "beautiful". (OK, he must have been pretty drunk but I'll take it.)
Teenage girls not looking at me twice anymore.
Being seen by everyone as "one of the girls".   

[Jessie Ann]

Sharing some of my selfie's with my sister (actually my cousin but we are very close in age and grew up together s o she really is my sister in many ways) and her saying that I must have had them taken professionally years ago when I was modeling.  That really made me laugh.  They were taken with my IPhone over the last two months and I would never be considered a model.

Sharing the same pictures with a friend at work and having him ask who's that and not believing me when I said it was me.  He also thought that they were taken years ago.

Both have said that I am a drop dead georgous lady!  I hope they are right.

[Dee Marshall]

So far? Looking in the mirror in the middle of the night when I get up because of spironolactone and NOT seeing a guy looking back at me. Oh, and my PCP telling me I looked the happiest he'd ever seen me.

[April_TO]

Having two straight weeks without even trying to be always called ma'am and miss. I knew..I'm becoming more stealth as the months go by.
Amazing stories from you all

[katiej]

Teenage girls not looking at me twice anymore.

That's actually a really big win.  Teenage girls' trans-dar is as finely tuned as ours, but they're not usually supportive.