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Started by Confuseddude, November 03, 2017, 06:32:36 AM

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Confuseddude

Hi everyone I've been giving a lot of my new found identify of being female. So I had a couple of questions for everyone.  First if I did try to transition I am scared of passing.  I'm male 28 years old 5' 10'  150 pounds.  I do have a masculine looking face so I an thinking I definitely would need facial surgery.  I also have a lot if frontal receding hair that I doubt will come back so maybe a wig? Do I have anything to worry about my wife has pointed out all the people that are trans on the news and the fact they don't pass.   I just don't think I could take the critisism. 

Second question I an hetrosexual and very attracted to other woman but at the same time if I had a woman's body the idea of a nice guy going down on me is somewhat attractive.  I think I am somewhat homophobic (no offense to anyone) probably do to the way I was raised.  So if you transition I'm not sure what to think on my sexual orientation.  I can't see not liking woman but if sineibe said you can either be attracted to woman or  be a women I would take being a woman in a heartbeat.
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Thanks everyone also does anyone not change their name as it's nongender specific?
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Amoré

I won't say you have anything to worry about. Being transgender is hard and you have to prepare yourself for taking a lot of criticism. People that find out you are transgender tend to look for signs of male in you. All woman has some male feature or another. I don't see height and weight as a boundary as there is a lot of 6 foot woman out there. Hrt would soften up your male features a lot.FFS can also do wonders to even feminize you more. I transitioned when I was 27.

Hair transplants is also an option. I won't be to worried about my sexual orientation if I was you. It has nothing to do with being transgender and you don't have to be with a guy if you are a woman. You can be a woman and be with a woman.

If you are happy with your name keep it I had a masculine name that is why I changed it because it was gender specific.


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KathyLauren

HRT will feminize your face, so you may have less to worry about than you think.  And FFS is always an option if you still need it after the hormones have done their magic.

I do a lot of people-watching these days, in order to improve my mannerisms.  One thing I have noticed is just how many masculine-looking women there are out there.  I know that few, if any, of them are trans, which means that there are a lot of cis women who "don't pass".  Yet they do pass because they were born into their role.   I take comfort from that, in that the bar is a lot lower than I had feared.

Like your gender identity, your sexual orientation is what it is.  From your description, it sounds like you might be bi, or bi-curious.  Whether you explore that, and if so how you explore it, is something to work out with your wife.

I knew before I started transitioning that I was a lesbian.  My wife calls herself a LBM - a lesbian by marriage. :)

My hairline is a goner.  While the rate of hair loss has slowed on HRT, the bald areas are never coming back.  I wear a wig most places.  I have several wigs.  When I can't wear a wig, I wear a hat.  I don't go out in public without some kind of head covering.
2015-07-04 Awakening; 2015-11-15 Out to self; 2016-06-22 Out to wife; 2016-10-27 First time presenting in public; 2017-01-20 Started HRT!!; 2017-04-20 Out publicly; 2017-07-10 Legal name change; 2019-02-15 Approval for GRS; 2019-08-02 Official gender change; 2020-03-11 GRS; 2020-09-17 New birth certificate
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Confuseddude

Thanks everyone that helps me feel a little better.  One thing I do have going for me is I am not built very big and have never felt like I had a particularly masculine body.  I actually barely outweigh my wife and 150 lbs is probably on the high side.  I can't grow a good mustache or beard although I do need to shave everyday and other than my hairline I could pass for 18 years old.  So maybe I am worried about nothing.  Still not sure if I want to transition but I guess I want to keep it a possibility.  I think transitioning although making me more happy would destroy my life and connections with family and possibly my job.  Also not sure how the wife would handle it.  She is asexual but is romantically attracted to men and wouldn't have married me if she knew I was a woman.  She's doing ok since coming out to her and being supportive but I know it's a transition for her also.
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Mariah

I would give HRT a chance before making many physical changes with surgery because it can and will make changes too. It might save you some many and result in less surgery being required in the end. Secondly, it is hard to know for sure without a picture to help give us an idea of what your talking about, but yes always hormones first and then when and if needed surgery. Hugs
Mariah
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