Did you pass or not (in your old life)?

[krobinson103]

If I was thin, had long hair, and shaved really closely I got called a girl. I think I overcompensated by building a lot of muscle, growing a beard (was pretty good at that sadly - not I'm having fun getting rid of it!), and kept my hair really short. Also my T was always quite low anyway so stuff never really worked as it should have. E didn't really have all that much work to do in terms of 'passing'.

[pamelatransuk]

I have only recently started hormones and hence still on "old life". Therefore I consider myself an actress.

I think I have passed reasonably well over the years. However I am glad to say there have been some instances of people knowing or at least suspecting my femininity. My mother always thought I had a girl's face both as a child and as a middle aged man. Occasionally in neutral clothing, I have been assumed female. Some work colleagues have commented on the lines of "You are not a man, are you?"

So I think I only failed to the most observant.

I look forward to the "new life" but appreciate the many hurdles.