Seen First Transgender Person

[Maddi]

This week while getting supplies for a snowstorm,  I seen her. I figured I was the only one her. She is clearly on HRT.  I think I only noticed because I am a fellow tg. No one else seems to notice her either. I smiled at her and she somehow knew I was being sincere and smiled back. It was just nice to see. 

[Nygeel]

It's also possible that the person you saw wasn't trans. There have been a few women where I've talked about being trans to and they were clueless (I made an assumption and was wrong).

[Britney♥Bieber]

It's also possible that the person you saw wasn't trans. There have been a few women where I've talked about being trans to and they were clueless (I made an assumption and was wrong).

Neeeeeever walk up to someone and assume they are trans! If that happened to me, being trans, it would probably upset me! If I was a GG I'd be offended lol.

[Nygeel]

Neeeeeever walk up to someone and assume they are trans! If that happened to me, being trans, it would probably upset me! If I was a GG I'd be offended lol.

Eh, I never asked or anything. Just talked about myself.

[Britney♥Bieber]

Eh, I never asked or anything. Just talked about myself.

Hmm...well I guess that's not as bad. Really brave though I could never do that lol.

[VeryGnawty]

Neeeeeever walk up to someone and assume they are trans!

I agree.  I met someone just yesterday who looked like they really might have been trans.  She (he?) was a very androgynous looking person.  I tried not to think about what gender the person was, because sometimes people can pick up on stuff like that and it is rude.

I try not to project attributes onto people unless I know they are true.  I just react to however the person presents themselves.

[Mrs Erocse]

I know so many cis women who have to have their beards waxed etc.... I never would  even consider others as trans just one of the many of us that have to deal with unkind hormones. (unkind hormones affect both cis women and transgender women.)  Many cis women have to have their arms waxed because they are way to hair with dark hair. I know a few young beautiful cis girls at 6' tall, some with issues I mentioned above. So:

It's also possible that the person you saw wasn't trans. There have been a few women where I've talked about being trans to and they were clueless (I made an assumption and was wrong).

But transgender or not hormones and genetics are things we are not alone in the struggle with.

Hugs.
Patty

[Maddi]

While all the above very well may be true, id like to think she was tg. Let's me feel less alone here in this hostile area.

[Jacquelyn]

I know so many cis women who have to have their beards waxed etc.... I never would  even consider others as trans just one of the many of us that have to deal with unkind hormones. (unkind hormones affect both cis women and transgender women.)  Many cis women have to have their arms waxed because they are way to hair with dark hair. I know a few young beautiful cis girls at 6' tall, some with issues I mentioned above. So:
But transgender or not hormones and genetics are things we are not alone in the struggle with.

Hugs.
Patty

This. When I was in Georgia in June of '09 my friend and I had to stop into a Tack shop (equine shop) to get some supplies for the horses we were transporting and when we went in the woman that greeted us had to be 6'7" at the least. I wasn't even eye level with her boobs and I am somewhere in the neighborhood of 5'8" or 5'9". I thought nothing but, holy mackerel, that woman is TALL! Neither myself nor the guy that I was with thought anything about this woman that would suggest she was anything but a genetic female who happened to be ridiculously tall.

I also happened to have a friend in High School whose mother had more of a beard than her father. Never said anything about it, but my friend always hoped that she wouldn't end up with facial hair that abundant at any point in her life. Like Patty said, we all have things we worry about, the genetic lottery isn't always kind to everyone, but that is how life is.

Are there any LGBT centers or groups near you, Jessica?

[xAndrewx]

While all the above very well may be true, id like to think she was tg. Let's me feel less alone here in this hostile area.

Just think, you might be surrounded by a whole community of TG people who already pass and might have entirely transitioned. I'd second the suggestion about finding a glbt center near you. It can be comforting to know that there are groups to go to even if you aren't ready to go to one yet or don't want to.