How tall are you?

[Lachlann]

I'm at a comfy, but still unfortunate, height of 5'8". Always have been a bit tall for a girl, but I'm a bit short for a boy. I've always wished I was at least 5'9". So much for that :p I'm only 18 though and I know most stop growing height wise by then, but I really hope my plates haven't fused... I could really go for that extra inch! 

You still got until you're 20 or so. And everyone is different, it depends on genetics.

[Wolf Man]

AWESOME!  Two more years of growth, possibly! Ah, time is so painfully slow. 

[Elijah3291]

I may grow taller, cause I think I'm still in puberty so, thats good and bad, but if my hips grow I'm gonna be pissed cause you cant fix that.

but for now I'm the same height of elijah wood

[Nygeel]

I am by far the shortest of all my brothers and sisters. I'm one of eight with a 16 year old brother that towers over me. My niece is less than a foot shorter than I am and she's 7. I'm done growing and was once taller but due to back problems I'm a bit shorter.

[YoungSoulRebel]

You still got until you're 20 or so. And everyone is different, it depends on genetics.

This is true.  Most people have a "second growth spurt" of two or three inches between the ages of 18 and 22 -- which is one of the reasons why it's very uncommon for FTM guys who start HRT after 22 to get any taller; after that, it's dependent on when the "growth plates" in ones long bones (legs and arms) have "set".  The growth plates typically set shortly after the second growth spurt, but on rare occasion, it may take longer -- then again, on rare occasion, one may not have their "second spurt" until they're twenty-five, and a fair handful of people have had it confirmed that their growth plates have set by the age of sixteen.

Height is a complex trait:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6975865.stm

...many factors influence how tall a person ends up, and while genetics has its part, science seems leaning in the direction that these factors are mostly environmental.

[Alex_C]

I'm 5'4" and would seriously want to be about 6 inches taller, then I'd pass a lot better, be a "fit" (at least a bit taller) for more gals, find more guys' clothes that fit, and *drumroll please* be able to buy a "decomissioned" cop motorcycle and ride it all over.

[jesse]

i love bikes went to mexico on the back of a goldwing with my first bf ever it was such a turn on but alas he was navy and i was army weeks later he went back to san francisco and i went to ft belvoir to investigate chopper pilots.....

[insanitylives]

That would make sense.
Not everyone is from the US, though. And the average where I am is the same, on paper, but that was done in 2005, and it's most likely gone up by an inch because women are getting taller these days. Which I believe, because I rarely see a girl who is under 5'5" anymore unless they're a child.

My area is full of shorties then... I don't know many girls over 5'6, and the few who are self-dubbed 'freaks of nature'

You still got until you're 20 or so. And everyone is different, it depends on genetics.

I didn't know that! i thought that was only for  biological males....and girls stop growing at like 16 (-1 for the gene pool)
Nice to know though

[Radar]

I make up for it in the fact that I'm a fair fight for guys who are like 6'0.

Yep. If you're short you have to learn to stand your ground and let people know that, even though you're short, you're not one to mess with.
Post Merge: November 13, 2009, 08:43:57 AM

I'm 168cm (5'6), a little bit on the tall side but not too much, so I guess I will make a OK girl.

That's close to average for Caucasian females so you're just fine.

[insanitylives]

Yep. If you're short you have to learn to stand your ground and let people know that, even though you're short, you're not one to mess with.

It's funny actually.

Either all the guys I know are wimps, or I'm stronger than I think. Because I've managed to knock a few over without trying.

[Miniar]

In my experience, the taller the man is, the more likely he gets attacked by some guy who's had one drinks too many and is out to prove his masculinity (by beating up the tallest man in the room)...

*looks around nervously*

[YoungSoulRebel]

In my experience, the taller the man is, the more likely he gets attacked by some guy who's had one drinks too many and is out to prove his masculinity (by beating up the tallest man in the room)...

*looks around nervously*

Yeah, my room-mate is 6'4" and bears a striking resemblance to Penn Jillette (who is actually slightly taller, at least as per his claims), so he's often enough not only the tallest guy in the room, but the one most likely assumed to be an ass.  Many are the times he's been challenged by some drunk trying to prove something.

[Luc]

I'll just add that despite the fact I'm only 5'6", for some reason other guys find me intimidating (yes, by their own admission). I'm pretty muscular, though it doesn't necessarily show... I'd say I'm just stocky, though getting close to average. Perhaps it's my demeanor.

Oh, and 5'4" is average for a woman in the U.S. When I was in college in Indiana, we did a survey via one of my psych classes of over 100 girls at our school, and found that the average was 5'5.5". At my school now in Colorado, though, the vast majority of girls are shorter than me, and about 1/10 of the guys I see are my height or shorter. It may be partially the larger proportion of Latino and Asian guys here in CO, but it's still not that big a difference.

SD

[Alex_C]

I was 5'3" when I was 18, grew to 5'4" a couple of years later and for all I know am 5'4.5" or something now.

I see people of all heights where I am, where I go to make money, Santa Cruz, is an amazing place to people-watch. Lots of hereditarily upper class types who are beanpoles, the women 5'10" and up, the guys 6' and over, all the way down to us working class, some tall but most rather short, lots of cute gals my height and shorter, down to Asians and Hispanics who although there are many tall ones, there are a lot of men among those groups who are about 5' even. I'd still not mess with a lot of 'em! And, I notice a lot of working-class biomales who are my height, it's just not that uncommon for someone of my caste to be my height. Many of my buddies (I'm a magnet for wrench-turning bike-riding types) aren't much taller than I am.

So, I seem to fit right into the continuum, and while I'd like to be taller it's OK, I just deal with it.

[Lachlann]

I'll just add that despite the fact I'm only 5'6", for some reason other guys find me intimidating (yes, by their own admission). I'm pretty muscular, though it doesn't necessarily show... I'd say I'm just stocky, though getting close to average. Perhaps it's my demeanor.

Oh, and 5'4" is average for a woman in the U.S. When I was in college in Indiana, we did a survey via one of my psych classes of over 100 girls at our school, and found that the average was 5'5.5". At my school now in Colorado, though, the vast majority of girls are shorter than me, and about 1/10 of the guys I see are my height or shorter. It may be partially the larger proportion of Latino and Asian guys here in CO, but it's still not that big a difference.

SD

I think races do matter to some extent. The ones that are immigrants usually, though.(I've seen a lot of really tall Asian guys in Chinatown before.)

Because when you live in a multicultural country, that does skewer the statistics a bit.

[Wolf Man]

Uhg, now I have to worry about my ethnic make-up?

I'm half and half, Mexican and Puerto Rican. Does this mean I've got a chance of being at my top height as of now? No more "until your 20" growth? 

[kestin]

5'8"... round here I seem to be in the middle for average guys height.

[Silver]

It's interesting how the poll results seem to suggest that as transguys, a lot of us are a little above female height.

[Lachlann]

I didn't know that! i thought that was only for  biological males....and girls stop growing at like 16 (-1 for the gene pool)
Nice to know though

Yep, my doctor was the one who told me and he's known me since I was a tyke. I didn't stop growing at 16.

[Myself]

Yep, my doctor was the one who told me and he's known me since I was a tyke. I didn't stop growing at 16.

I didn't grow an inch over at 16.. I must be a hybrid! ^^
Post Merge: November 15, 2009, 12:59:40 PM

It's interesting how the poll results seem to suggest that as transguys, a lot of us are a little above female height.

Not sure how you're reading this O_o it looks more like half-half to me which points at average.

Splitting the poll around the 5'4-5'7 part could help a bit.

I do believe the average grew a bit though and is more like 5'5-5'5.5