Quote from: LizK on December 06, 2018, 05:20:28 AM
Hi kay Em
Welcome to Susan's. glad you found the place. Many of us are "Hetro" including me lol. Not sure you will find yourself so much different at all. [emoji6][emoji108]Although I guess I could be called lesbian but then again my partners not...lol
I am curious about what you meant by "offered the trans option " sorry just being nosey ...anyway hope you enjoy your time here. Hope you enjoy your time here.
Take care
Liz (Adelaide)
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Thanks for the welcome Liz.
In answer to your question, like I said it's a long story.
I have been cross dressing for quite a few years now. Started with wearing pantyhose under my leathers while touring Australia by motorcycle for warmth and injury protection and discovering how good they felt against my skin
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. From there it was my curious nature and the challenge of creating form and shape, exploration of differences, attitudes, posture and attempting to understand cause and effect within those differences. I guess a basically science based mindset and an unexpected comfort when dressed en-femme exclusively in the privacy of my own dwelling. (Usually a tent)
Anyway after nearly 20 years of living rough and following the sun, I decided to settle back in my 'Home' City of Newcastle, moved into a block of apartments and did all of the necessary things like find a doctor.. not as easy as it sounds when you have essentially disappeared for a decade or two. lol. Try getting a rental property without references...
Well, the new doctor, while examining an ingrown toenail, discovered some 'fungus' which he sampled and sent for testing, despite my pleas to the contrary and explanations of improperly removed yellow nail polish! It became necessary to reveal my private idiosyncrasies. He naturally jumped to all the wrong conclusions. I assured him of my sexual orientation and mostly because I love to allow people to explore their own harmless imaginings, I left it at that.
The nitty gritty.. I had tested 35 years earlier for a slight indication of a possible prostate problem and follow-up tests now show cancer, of a low grade, in both lobes. Not being a fan of surgery, or radiation, which would have me in an adult diaper being that old fart who always smells of urine, the alternative was to do nothing until things got worse and then use massive T blocker doses to put the cancer into remission. That path would also contain some risk of the cancer metastasizing before being stopped by the lack of testosterone from the blockers as well as other risks.
My doctor's, by now quite exuberant imagination, having been given full reign and time, came up with the idea that because of my particular circumstance, we could use the original treatment for my condition of oestrogen. It isn't normally offered to men due to their aversion to the feminization side effects but may be suitable for me.
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I ask you, who with a thirst for knowledge and first hand experience and a genuine belief in gender equality and while not feeling a gender dysphoria but at the same time being ambivalent toward their natural gender assignment could resist? Not me.
My greatest fear was the reaction of others. I will never pass as a woman as long as my butt points to the ground. However, that afternoon, after leaving the doctor's surgery, I took off my DRAB attire for the last time and 3 months later have had nothing but helpful and understanding people around me. Even a woman that other residents warned me would cause trouble in my apartment building, stopped me the other day to congratulate me on my choice of clothing and suggested that I had missed my calling, being a born clothing stylist or designer. I even had a 'Born again Christian" lady who was sprouting the usual line bless me and wish me well after I nicely and patiently drew her attention to my observations regarding the true nature of original sin, its connections to judgment and the teachings of Jesus. She clearly felt enlightened.
So, no problems, no issues and a great deal of excitement on my part.
Cheers.
Kay. (Lake Macquarie, Newcastle)