So I'm three and a half months into HRT. I'm still not full time and am not fully presenting as female yet, but I've still been gendered female a few times by strangers even in my "guy mode". I've been getting some noticeable reactions from family members and friends. The first time I noticed it was when my mom's ex-boyfriend was at the house, and when I came to greet him he started looking me up and down and said "Hey <insert my birth name here>, you look good." At Thanksgiving I was chatting with my aunt's boyfriend, and later on in the evening he came behind me and started rubbing my shoulders. Besides those two notable instances, I just feel like people (men, specifically) are looking at me..."differently". I can't quite put my finger on how to describe it, but either way, I'm happy about it ^^ Since even though I know I'm not 100% male-fail passable just yet, people are clearly noticing *something*. My guess is it's the pheromones o:
Quote from: Ataraxia on December 14, 2014, 04:58:43 PM
So I'm three and a half months into HRT. I'm still not full time and am not fully presenting as female yet, but I've still been gendered female a few times by strangers even in my "guy mode". I've been getting some noticeable reactions from family members and friends. The first time I noticed it was when my mom's ex-boyfriend was at the house, and when I came to greet him he started looking me up and down and said "Hey <insert my birth name here>, you look good." At Thanksgiving I was chatting with my aunt's boyfriend, and later on in the evening he came behind me and started rubbing my shoulders. Besides those two notable instances, I just feel like people (men, specifically) are looking at me..."differently". I can't quite put my finger on how to describe it, but either way, I'm happy about it ^^ Since even though I know I'm not 100% male-fail passable just yet, people are clearly noticing *something*. My guess is it's the pheromones o:
I'm the same time frame as you are with HRT and get the same reactions. It is definitely interesting but also dangerous so be careful. I've had a few people look at me askance once I spoke.
People are afraid to gender me now. I get "hon" more often than "sir" but once I talk it's sir all the way. When I present female though I get "ma'am" or "miss"
It really was emotionally rewarding getting towards male-fail. And to think that those people had no idea just how much they made me smile following the right pronoun. It really used to make my day :)
Enjoy the ride, and (positive) attention. >:-)
When I'm at work, wear a shirt and pants I'm a boy. But when I'm in street clothes, I'm a girl.
I was told the other night my voice is androgynous. It's not male or female, so it seems the next cue is clothing.