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Monkey in the middle?

Started by findingreason, September 19, 2008, 11:41:52 PM

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findingreason

I am really beginning to wonder if I am androgyne again, as I seem to have traits of both genders, and I don't want all these effects of T. Question is, I don't really know what is available to me towards achieving a more androgyne/feminine appearance than I have now. My friend suggested that there are still thing I fear of gender, and that I should explore everything instead of suppressing things along the way, and I know I need to do so. I just am not sure where to begin ???


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RN1814

Yeap,sometmes I DO wondering...Does gender really matters?Remembering my childhood b4 other problems reveal, I was so happy then
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FallenLeaves

Quote from: findingreason on September 19, 2008, 11:41:52 PM
I am really beginning to wonder if I am androgyne again, as I seem to have traits of both genders, and I don't want all these effects of T. Question is, I don't really know what is available to me towards achieving a more androgyne/feminine appearance than I have now. My friend suggested that there are still thing I fear of gender, and that I should explore everything instead of suppressing things along the way, and I know I need to do so. I just am not sure where to begin ???
This was something I strongly considered for awhile with my counselor. She said there are no negative effects with just taking T blockers for a prolonged period, which was what I chose to do.  Basically, it would stop too many more male characteristics from forming (no chest, back, and little facial hair for me). This seemed like a good idea to me as it kind of gave me some relief in that I felt less rushed in making a decision one way or the other. I think it's worth at least talking to your counselor about.

Now, besides that, haircut is probably one of the biggest factors. You can try wearing very small amounts of makeup as well to appear slightly more feminine. Tighter shirts or jeans are good small steps too. I wore some girl's jeans out (dressed as a guy) and no one said anything. My girlfriend didn't even notice for several hours, but I did like the way they made me look.
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