Am I transgender?

[Serena]

I've personality felt like dressing as a female was just feeling more comfortable in my own skin, and I never got turned on by that sexually, but I am not really a sexual person and I almost never feel getting turned on, even pre-hrt.

I think it's wrong to categorize this as a fetish just because you get turned on by that, you said some things that a lot of other trans women feel, I think you might need to look into therapy! Good luck on everything, and let us know, how it's going. Welcome on Susans as well!

[awilliams1701]

I've certainly been excited at the thought of wearing the correct clothes and moving forward in my transition at least at first. So I say that makes sense to me. Now its mostly just comfort to feel like I'm dressing correctly. Sometimes while window shopping I still get excited about the possibility of new clothes or shoes and get turned on.

The turn on thing happened to me in my teens too. As I have aged I have come to realize that male bits are a sort of emotional gauge. It goes up when you feel good or happy. My grandfather explained it with this little tidbit. He was a minister back in the day. He did all the usual minister stuff including presiding at weddings. He would be so moved by that honor though that he would become aroused during the vows. He subsequently wore a cup and jock strap whenever he was joining two people in matrimony.