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When it comes to friends do you have to tell all of them that your trans?

Started by Brandon, December 27, 2015, 02:51:17 PM

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Brandon

Quote from: invisiblemonsters on December 31, 2015, 08:51:47 AM
they ask questions they probably shouldn't ask, or they give back-handed compliments. say you pass, and someone didn't know, they could very well be like, "oh..i wouldn't have ever known! does that mean you've had 'the surgery'?" and you're just like uhhh what???? so you see what i mean?

Honestly I haven't been questioned like that, I guess I am just a lucky guy, even the girls that I have messed with have never asked me questions like that and they know my situation
keep working hard and you can get anything you want.    -Aaliyah
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Punzie

I'm with sparrow, if you are fully perceived as who you are, there shouldn't be a valid reason to bring up something so personal unless that person has to know (like a doctor, sexual partner, etc.) If you know for certain that they would be supportive, you could reach out about it, but that's your choice. I haven't told any of my friends because I'm not really on a deep personal level with any of them. The only people who I tell in rare instances are family members who visit and ask where birth me is or those who need to see legal identification.

People do sometimes sort of change they way they think about you once you tell them you're trans, its sort of like they try to picture you as the opposite gender or something like that. It applies to anyone really, like if people say a cis woman like Michelle Obama is trans, their brains will sometimes automatically try to picture her as a male and have that image in their head. But yet again, you've said most people who do know you're trans have forgotten, so you must pass very well since that means they see you 100% as the gender you are.
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invisiblemonsters

Quote from: Brandon on January 04, 2016, 12:46:58 AM
Honestly I haven't been questioned like that, I guess I am just a lucky guy, even the girls that I have messed with have never asked me questions like that and they know my situation

i haven't been either, but it happens. i have had people tell me i'm "so brave" but i'm not. either way, you don't have to tell anyone you don't wanna tell because you aren't obligated to. i just would be cautious with that because of some people (which is why i tell potential partners and doctors). just don't let anyone make you feel ->-bleeped-<-ty for being stealth or out. it's your life, live it the way you want.
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Brandon

Quote from: Punzie on January 04, 2016, 01:38:24 AM
I'm with sparrow, if you are fully perceived as who you are, there shouldn't be a valid reason to bring up something so personal unless that person has to know (like a doctor, sexual partner, etc.) If you know for certain that they would be supportive, you could reach out about it, but that's your choice. I haven't told any of my friends because I'm not really on a deep personal level with any of them. The only people who I tell in rare instances are family members who visit and ask where birth me is or those who need to see legal identification.

People do sometimes sort of change they way they think about you once you tell them you're trans, its sort of like they try to picture you as the opposite gender or something like that. It applies to anyone really, like if people say a cis woman like Michelle Obama is trans, their brains will sometimes automatically try to picture her as a male and have that image in their head. But yet again, you've said most people who do know you're trans have forgotten, so you must pass very well since that means they see you 100% as the gender you are.

I agree 100%
keep working hard and you can get anything you want.    -Aaliyah
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Brandon

Quote from: invisiblemonsters on January 04, 2016, 08:43:27 PM
i haven't been either, but it happens. i have had people tell me i'm "so brave" but i'm not. either way, you don't have to tell anyone you don't wanna tell because you aren't obligated to. i just would be cautious with that because of some people (which is why i tell potential partners and doctors). just don't let anyone make you feel ->-bleeped-<-ty for being stealth or out. it's your life, live it the way you want.

I agree with that
keep working hard and you can get anything you want.    -Aaliyah
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