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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Male to female transsexual talk (MTF) => Topic started by: Shawn Sunshine on June 02, 2015, 12:53:22 AM

Title: Mam,Sir,Mam
Post by: Shawn Sunshine on June 02, 2015, 12:53:22 AM
Well it finally happened. A homeless man who was asking me for change was walking by and said "Mam....sir...um I mean mam...can you buy me a burrito or have some change. I didn't give but pointed to about 50 cents in change on the ground. He got it. I went on my way. I was amused to say the least. That's the first time ever that happened. From a guy no less. Could it be I'm really entering that mam,sir,mam zone?

It's it really adrogyny stage?
Title: Re: Mam,Sir,Mam
Post by: Naeree on June 02, 2015, 01:41:06 AM
Yes, seem like that's the reaction to your feminine impression.  :) I found that some people doesn't really know what is appropriate referral to use with trans person. They kindda mess us up with gay person, that's why sometime they call me sir.
Title: Re: Mam,Sir,Mam
Post by: Mariah on June 02, 2015, 01:49:21 AM
Congrats Shawn, it sure sounds like it. Hugs
Mariah
Title: Re: Mam,Sir,Mam
Post by: iKate on June 02, 2015, 03:32:55 AM
Congrats! I'm also not at the stage of outright male fail most times but when presenting male now very few people use "sir"
Title: Re: Mam,Sir,Mam
Post by: katrinaw on June 02, 2015, 04:42:01 AM
Yay good news Shawn... happy for you  :-*

L Katy
Title: Re: Mam,Sir,Mam
Post by: Shawn Sunshine on June 02, 2015, 09:17:29 AM
This is how I was dressed.

(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1250.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fhh527%2FStrickalator%2FSunshine%2F20150601_230114_zpsngy1gbmy.jpg&hash=10559311f7e640af0eae3fe3a2f8c766dbb61c35)
Title: Re: Mam,Sir,Mam
Post by: Lynne on June 02, 2015, 05:28:58 PM
You are definitely on your way to the adrogyny stage, you are starting to look like a co-worker of mine, just younger and no one thought that she is a man :)