I love that so many of these post are about passing when one is not deliberately trying to present as female in dress or (necessarily) mannerisms. I had a wonderfully validating experience at the grocery. I live in a village of about 2000 people and do all the shopping for my family, so I know the cashiers and other personnel by name. Recently, when a new cashier was checking me out, she turned to a colleague and said, "She wants to pay part with cash and part with her card; how do I do that?" I was shopping wearing a gray men's turtleneck and a brown canvas field jacket (which admittedly is, after I've been almost 5 month on hrt, starting to look rather large). And we had been talking the whole time about how to caramelize onions. And I wasn't using the voice I've been practicing. It's so nice when the gestalt tips female. Can't wait to start giving it a push.

This happened just after I started HRT and before I went full time. I was driving with my farther and I was wearing a Androgyny T shirt and jeans because I haven't come out to him yet.  We were stopped for speeding and the police officer went to my farther and told him " your daughter is overspending Sir" and to my surprise my farther didn't try to correct him. Instead he just laughed and police officer let us go after asking me to drive carefully.

The second time, again I was stopped by a police officer and asked for my license and after seeing my picture he told me I looked like a guy the picture. I just smiled at him and told him I had short hair when I took the picture for my license. He smiled back and said I look much much better with long hair and gave back my licence.

Those two were my most memorable moments.

But after 6 months in to HRT I had to go full time because I was being confused for a girl even when I was in male cloths.  Every one had the look of someone who is thinking "why on earth that girl dress like a guy" when they saw me. For couple of months I had the experience of being a F2M lol. 

PS: I live in Sri Lanka and people are very friendly here. May be I would not have experienced the same if I lived somewhere else.

I was told the other day by a friend at work that she had overheard some new girls talking. They were shocked that there was a female technician and they said she was pretty. I told my friend that they must have meant Kathy or Wanda, 2 other female technicians on 1st and 3rd shifts. She said, nope, they were talking about me. I'm pretty sure I blushed because I really don't consider myself to be pretty.

My Daughter came home from being out with her Boyfriend (Who is FtM). A coworker at the Taco Bell where her boyfriend works at asked if he knew a woman named Keaira (She works at Valeo as a press operator in my area). He had a little trouble placing my name and then he remembered, exclaiming, "Oh, you mean Tori's Dad."

She didn't understand until Tori explained I was MtF. She had thought that I was just a Lesbian. lol. So tomorrow will be very interesting at work.
So I guess that counts as a total pass because at work, I dont even expect that much.

Quote from: Keaira on January 12, 2013, 04:49:49 AM
My Daughter came home from being out with her Boyfriend (Who is FtM). A coworker at the Taco Bell where her boyfriend works at asked if he knew a woman named Keaira (She works at Valeo as a press operator in my area). He had a little trouble placing my name and then he remembered, exclaiming, "Oh, you mean Tori's Dad."

She didn't understand until Tori explained I was MtF. She had thought that I was just a Lesbian. lol. So tomorrow will be very interesting at work.
So I guess that counts as a total pass because at work, I dont even expect that much.

First of all I think you are a very pretty girl, second do not keep us hanging ...tell us what happen next day

Quote from: peky on January 13, 2013, 05:12:55 AM
First of all I think you are a very pretty girl, second do not keep us hanging ...tell us what happen next day

thank you, you are so sweet. ^_^

Anyway, today  I sat down at my co-worker's table before my shift started. she was with some other women who do know my past. I said to her with a grin, "So, did you have a nice chat with my Daughter?" she turned bright red and laughed. She said she was just curious which was why she asked all the questions she did last night. Like, were my boobs real? did Tori's mother accept me?, etc
I just smiled with pride and said, "Oh, and yes, these are real. " then left the break area. ^_^ we all laughed about it later. ^_^

She had just thought I was a lesbian.

When you have laryngitis and still get maamed over the phone.

Quote from: Alainaluvsu on January 21, 2013, 11:14:54 PM
When you have laryngitis and still get maamed over the phone.

You Go Girl. That's awesome

Huggs
Catherine

Quote from: Alainaluvsu on January 21, 2013, 11:14:54 PM
When you have laryngitis and still get maamed over the phone.

So true....!!!

I went to a casino bar near my house which I have not gone to in about 4 months. While I was there, the bartender (one I know pretty well, but only as a good bartender, not someone who knew anything personal really) was asked by the old guy next to me at the bar why he did not ID me, his reason "Her brother used to come in here alot, and I think I have seen her in here, but just like him, she looks young but im guessing is also in her mid 20's...[looks at me]...you do have a brother, right?" Me: "Yep."

Meeting a woman who's partner is MtF, and knows a fair few as well.  I was assumed to be a Cis-woman starting FtM transition.  Weird feeling but nice as well.

I was talking to this woman at the bar, just a friendly conversation. She asked if I am married and I told her I'm going through a divorce. She asked me what happened. I kind of light heartily said "well, it turns out she's not a lesbian". I figured I look obviously trans so she would get a laugh. She replied "was she just experimenting as a lesbian while you were married?". I then asked how much she had been drinking and she told me she is the DD and has not had anything to drink.

Quote from: Brooke777 on January 22, 2013, 11:27:04 AM
I was talking to this woman at the bar, just a friendly conversation. She asked if I am married and I told her I'm going through a divorce. She asked me what happened. I kind of light heartily said "well, it turns out she's not a lesbian". I figured I look obviously trans so she would get a laugh. She replied "was she just experimenting as a lesbian while you were married?". I then asked how much she had been drinking and she told me she is the DD and has not had anything to drink.

Haha that's awesome!

Quote from: Fat Admin on January 22, 2013, 11:47:14 AM
Haha that's awesome!

Thanks 

Quote from: Brooke777 on January 22, 2013, 11:27:04 AM
I was talking to this woman at the bar, just a friendly conversation. She asked if I am married and I told her I'm going through a divorce. She asked me what happened. I kind of light heartily said "well, it turns out she's not a lesbian". I figured I look obviously trans so she would get a laugh. She replied "was she just experimenting as a lesbian while you were married?". I then asked how much she had been drinking and she told me she is the DD and has not had anything to drink.

lol, thats great ^_^

Hey ladies, I'm new here so I hope this isn't too off topic because it's not really me passing in a situation but it's a event that I will never forget, as long a I live.

A itsy bit of background information: It's almost been two weeks since I came to terms with myself regarding my gender and what I need to do from now on, haven't came out to friends or family but I did so, sort of anonymously to the world through my blog and online activity.

Ok, so to the little story I wanted to tell you. It happened about 4 days after I've decided what I am and what I need to do. I was watching TV with my mom in the kitchen, discussing the various subjects on the news, smoking a cigarette and enjoying our post lunch siesta. Out of nowhere she turns around looks at me smiling, I say nothing but maintain eye contact with a sort of "whut?" look on my face and in a few seconds she said exactly this "you have the beautiful eyes a girl would be jealous of, you doll" Now you can deffinately immagine how I felt when that came from my mom, the person who I care about the most in this world. So top this with the fact that I just had my "revelation" moment a few days back, the fact that I don't think there's anything beautiful about me (lifelong low self esteem, guess where was that originating from?) and with the fact that it really was a honest compliment coming from her.

But wait, it gets better. I have brown eyes. Until the age of 10 months to a year I had blue eyes that then turned brown. (hearing this from her a few years back drove me into a full depression because as I thought I didn't like anything about myself and if only I could've kept the blue eyes there would've been atleast one thing I'd like about myself) So I remembered she told me this while I was writing a blog post about what my mom said and I thought to myself "hey, during transition I'll most likely hit the surgery room at least once so isn't there some sort of surgical intervention or something that could make me have blue eyes again?" I googled and there it was, waiting for me. It turns out that there is a doctor in the U.S. that can make brown eyes turn blue with a 20 second, 100% safe laser intervention. And the reason why this is possible: ALL brown eyed people have in fact blue eyes, the brown color is just a thin layer of pigment on top of the natural blue. The downside is that it's pricey, around 5000$ so that's going to take a while to put together that money but to be honest I'd even pay 50.000$ in a heartbeat. I'll "flirt" with contacts until then.

The next day, I snapped a few photos of my eyes, did a pretty hasty modification in photoshop to turn my eyes blue and there it was, the first, small glimpse of my true female self. I was overcome by all sorts of emotions, I didn't cry (until later) but I had "the butterflies" in my stomach going wild. This is what I saw:

This does not quite qualify as a pass, but it certainly was an interesting experience. I've been on hormones a little over five months. Today, my wife of ten years and I had Indian buffet. I was dressed as male. When we were finished, the server asked us if we wanted separate checks. That's the first time in over thirteen years of our being together that a server has every asked that question. Perhaps it's a policy at the restaurant or just a chance occurrence. But it's probably because we no longer look much like a conventional heterosexual couple.

I had some distant family over (who don't know I am trans) and when I called from the laundry room, they thought I was my youngest brother. I don't think my mom was too excited about that.

When you go to open the door to a gas station and 3 men reach to open it for you... lol!

When you have your picture posted on a dating website, and you get messaged by one of the other lesbians asking when you gave birth to your son. I did not actually think I passed in that picture!