Height problems

[youngandconfused]

Ok so yes, I'm beginning to realize now that I am most likely transgender. But one thing I'm having trouble with is my height along with my hands and feet. I am 5'1 and that is extremely short for a male. I realise that since I'm only 16 I could grow more, but I haven't grown at all in 4 years. I have heard that if the person is under 20 and starts T, then the testosterone could boost them a couple inches. Even if this does happen, I would still be very short. Not to mention, I have somewhat small feet, I wear size 4 1/2 to 5 in men's and my hands are very small even for my height. I don't know if my hands will grow when I start taking testosterone. Although, I'm not sure I'll be starting T anytime within the next two years since my mother doesn't accept me as a male. But this has been on my mind, and it lowers my confidence everytime I go out in public as practically every male I see towers over me. Does anyone know if testosterone could help me grow into a larger body? And if not, any advice as how to deal and accept my height and size? Thank you, it's much appreciated.

[DawnOday]

My conundrum is just the opposite  I am a trans woman and at 6'3' I hover over most of the population, man and woman. Size 14 feet do not help much. But I am determined to develop confidence. And it is that confidence that will overcome the problems.

[youngandconfused]

You are inspiring, thank you for giving me some insight.

[Elis]

This has bothered me less overtime due to seeing many men in public around my height or shorter (5"5). Plus T has made me look broader and muscular; making me look more masculine and 'tougher' which sort of offsets how immature I look due to my height.

Also I heard T can make your hands and feet very slightly bigger; even after your growth plates have fused together; due to muscle/fat development and your hands becoming veinyer.

[Dena]

I am 6'2" in bare feet which is on the tall side for a woman. People come in all sizes and if you want to see short CIS men, look at a horse racing track. Short men are prized because the less weight the horse has to carry, the faster time it will turn in. They weigh jockeys with their saddle before the race to make sure they meet the minimum weight. If they don't they need to carry extra weight to make up the difference.

The way to earn the respect of others is not with your size but with your brain. How you deal with others is what people will remember and not the package that it comes in.

[GarrettGreen]

I'm sort of in the middle when it comes to male height. I'd say I'm a bit short but others call me tall. I am only (5'7") which is sort of close to 6 but a little discouraging in high school around all of the tall Cis males being half of the cis male population in my school. I don't think about it much, of course I am also not doing much. Just keep your shoulders up so the look broad. I also find it useful to have your legs and pelvis a bit forward and don't smile all of the time. I seem to pass pretty well, so I guess it works, though I have a hard to handle chest so I am found out if they look for too long. Other than that, it should make things better. Also, you may want to go side to side a bit when walking and stand with your legs spread out in sort of a strattle.


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[Chancey]

I suggest combat boots or heelys (The shoes with wheels on the heel). They boost you about an inch and combat boots make your feet look larger. I'd say don't worry about small hands, I mean look at certain president. I do these and it really helps me.

[Kylo]

There's not much you can do short of grueling bone lengthening surgery or shoe lifts, if T does not work on it.

Like everything in life that bothers me I just make it a challenge to succeed despite my impairments. It's not even the succeeding that matters to me. It's having the spirit to defy things that tempt you to give up and submit.

The only thing that will stop me will be me, if I choose to allow something to stop me. Either that or if I drop dead. My soul is much taller than I am. Everything else will just have to get out of my way. That's how it's always been, and I'm still here. Still choosing what to do and how to get it, and I've succeeded in doing plenty of things I wanted to do, and there's more I want. Height doesn't keep a determined and resourceful person from most things. Why should it stop you?

[Jacqueline]

I suggest combat boots or heelys (The shoes with wheels on the heel). They boost you about an inch and combat boots make your feet look larger. I'd say don't worry about small hands, I mean look at certain president. I do these and it really helps me.

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[Sophia Sentiment]

I am a 6"7 trans woman, I'm the tallest person I know and I rarely ever meet anyone taller than myself (maybe once in a year at most). I can scarcely ever find clothes or shoes that fit and I tower above every other woman I know. I hate it, I utterly despise it, but I recognise that height is not the only obstacle to passing. What I do is notice every time I see a (presumably) cis woman who is also very tall. Her tallness does not detract from her femininity, it may even make her look more beautiful. So I mentally compare the two of us and think "What is it that makes her look so undeniably female compared to me?" My height can't be the sole thing giving me away because she is almost as tall but distinctly feminine. So I look at what qualities she has that are so strikingly cis and I think of those as being things to work towards. Even if it means surgery. If she can be so tall and female, perhaps I can pass too. Perhaps a similar way of looking at short men might help you?