Do you pass or not?

[MarieLouise1982]

My voice I think would be my downfall , need to work on that x

[softbutchharley]

Wow !! haven't heard that term for ages . "Pass"
I don't think about it I guess. I shared some experience in another post here on "misgendered" .
I used that term very early on in my transition, cuz I felt a need to somehow measure up (or down) to a bar of
"typical" female appearance. But then the more I rode with my Chrome Angel motorcycle circle of women, the longer I was moving forward with my transition goals...the more I realized (for me) that we come in so many shapes and sizes and flavors, I would not "gender shame" my self for trying to make someone elses picture of me what they wanted. Oh well eh ? hth and not trying to be cynical, just sharing the only thing I have to share...my experience.

[Margaret_B]

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOF6fFQwsdj5pgRHnu86Ew9xWDzi7B67souXj4P
Once upon a time...

[Karen_A]

It's variable for me... With some people I pass 100% while some others read me immediately... it depends how attuned they are to "trans" and/or pattern recognition...

I have a big male build with biggish hands and feet and HRT never resulted in much fat redistribution for me (Started HRT in 1996, SRS 1998, FFS DR. O. 1998)

Wish things were different, but I have learned to live with things as they are, and after all these years I know there is nothing more I can do to change it.

- karen

[amberwaves]

There's no way to say this without sounding cocky but, yes, I pass to the point where guys usually don't believe me when I tell them. I feel very blessed to be able to move through society and be viewed as my true self after being on HRT for 11 months, but have learned that self-love and validation are far more important and rewarding.

I really don't think it's that cocky.  Judging by your picture I believe you whole heartedly.  You look amazing.  Fwiw people don't really seem to believe me either when I do have to tell them and are always really surprised.

[Allison S]

Nope but I felt like doing my makeup anyway for group. Been feeling like a major fraud lately but, hey, I'm going through puberty 2.0 over here... maybe 6 months isn't my "peak" moment but it is what it is. I wann try to embrace it more

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[Northern Star Girl]

Nope but I felt like doing my makeup anyway for group. Been feeling like a major fraud lately but, hey, I'm going through puberty 2.0 over here... maybe 6 months isn't my "peak" moment but it is what it is. I wann try to embrace it more

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Hang in there Allison:   When you finally get to puberty 3.0 and higher you will look in a mirror and conclude that this journey is well worth the effort and pain.

Oh, and your pciture is wonderful.... feminine looking face is obvious to me...  please keep us updated.

Best wishes as always,

Hugs,
Danielle

[Allison S]

Hang in there Allison:   When you finally get to puberty 3.0 and higher you will look in a mirror and conclude that this journey is well worth the effort and pain.

Oh, and your pciture is wonderful.... feminine looking face is obvious to me...  please keep us updated.

Best wishes as always,

Hugs,
Danielle

Thanks sister.. as cruel as testosterone was I hope estrogen can be gentle and effective. I'll gladly go under the knife today though. It's just how I feel. I wish I can shake the insecurity off, and I'm really trying.

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[amberwaves]

Nope but I felt like doing my makeup anyway for group. Been feeling like a major fraud lately but, hey, I'm going through puberty 2.0 over here... maybe 6 months isn't my "peak" moment but it is what it is. I wann try to embrace it more

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You're really cute.  You've got a great face and huge expressive eyes.  If you aren't passing yet, you can't be far off.

[Allison S]

You're really cute.  You've got a great face and huge expressive eyes.  If you aren't passing yet, you can't be far off.

Thanks I think the angle there helps. I'm hopeful, even though I feel frumpy in "guy mode" writing this. I just gotta wait for hrt to do it's thing and for my hair to grow.

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[Sonja]

Nope but I felt like doing my makeup anyway for group. Been feeling like a major fraud lately but, hey, I'm going through puberty 2.0 over here... maybe 6 months isn't my "peak" moment but it is what it is. I wann try to embrace it more

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Allison - I think you look really pretty, I went out with a strikingly beautiful girl when I was 22 who looked very similar to you now in this photo, including a shortish pixie cut. You look way more feminine than anything else - keep going!

Sonja.

[Jessica_Rose]

I honestly don't know. My electrologist tells me I pass, but we have become good friends so it is possible she is just being kind to me. I have only been misgendered once that I know of since I went full-time in mid-February of this year. I have no way of knowing what people are thinking, and asking them is out of the question. I am 6ft 1in and 162lbs. I do notice people looking at times, but maybe it is because I am tall? At least that is the explanation I am going with.

[natalie.ashlyne]

Nope but I felt like doing my makeup anyway for group. Been feeling like a major fraud lately but, hey, I'm going through puberty 2.0 over here... maybe 6 months isn't my "peak" moment but it is what it is. I wann try to embrace it more

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I think you look great, I think I know what you are feeling and I think it happens to all of us. I also think in a little while yes be patient to are going to look hot as the girl you are Allison

[Cassi]

And I told her I left the Marines for someone that looked like her.  So soon we forget.

[Cassi]

My voice I think would be my downfall , need to work on that x

Then do what I plan to do when the time comes (as long as I have hair) and that's whisper in a very sultry way

Nice Avatar!

[Northern Star Girl]

I honestly don't know. My electrologist tells me I pass, but we have become good friends so it is possible she is just being kind to me. I have only been misgendered once that I know of since I went full-time in mid-February of this year. I have no way of knowing what people are thinking, and asking them is out of the question. I am 6ft 1in and 162lbs. I do notice people looking at times, but maybe it is because I am tall? At least that is the explanation I am going with.

@ Jessica_Rose: "'Those Boots are Made for Walking"  Great photo and by the way your electrologist is correct... you undeniably pass in my opinion.... be confident and be self-assured as you go out and about.....  and yes, tall women are looked at more than short women like myself... I am 5' 4"... so I know these things.
Thanks for posting your new photo... very nice!
Danielle

[Allison S]

I think you look great, I think I know what you are feeling and I think it happens to all of us. I also think in a little while yes be patient to are going to look hot as the girl you are Allison

Yeah I took a nap again and feel a little better. I just have to keep it out of my mind and maybe avoid the mirror.

And I told her I left the Marines for someone that looked like her.  So soon we forget.

I wanna be that girl lol jking I wouldn't want anyone making a decision like that for me

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[Allison S]

Allison - I think you look really pretty, I went out with a strikingly beautiful girl when I was 22 who looked very similar to you now in this photo, including a shortish pixie cut. You look way more feminine than anything else - keep going!

Sonja.

Thanks! Did you really? I'm shocked at your comparison though. That's nice of you. [emoji4]

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[Donna]

I honestly don't know. My electrologist tells me I pass, but we have become good friends so it is possible she is just being kind to me. I have only been misgendered once that I know of since I went full-time in mid-February of this year. I have no way of knowing what people are thinking, and asking them is out of the question. I am 6ft 1in and 162lbs. I do notice people looking at times, but maybe it is because I am tall? At least that is the explanation I am going with.

My wife is six feet tall and has a fairly deep voice. She gets misgendered on the phone all the time or before people see her and she is cisfemale. So don't feel too bad, you look like there should be no issues with you passing.

[MarieLouise1982]

Nope but I felt like doing my makeup anyway for group. Been feeling like a major fraud lately but, hey, I'm going through puberty 2.0 over here... maybe 6 months isn't my "peak" moment but it is what it is. I wann try to embrace it more

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Wow , I think you look absolutely lovely and have no worries at all , although you are a woman so we all have our insecurities about how we look.

Hugs

Marie x