Quote from: King Malachite on July 07, 2014, 04:44:42 PM
I can relate to this.  For me, it's when I'm watching MMA or boxing live on tv and I have a drink in my hand and I'm ready for a guy to get beat down.


Then I get that feeling from playing video games or from women.

Same here! Trying to be a girl takes a lot of effort and doesn't come naturally to me.

Quote from: Blue Senpai on July 07, 2014, 08:08:01 PM
Same here! Trying to be a girl takes a lot of effort and doesn't come naturally to me.

You got that right!

Quote from: Ms Grace on July 07, 2014, 05:01:07 PM
At the newsagent check out, a woman in front of me looking for something in her hand bag gestures to the cashier and says "serve that lady first"...

Gee... got called "lady" several times today. Not that I'm complaining. Must be doing something right I suppose!

Quote from: suzifrommd on July 07, 2014, 07:32:52 AM

I went with the women, and we worked together for about 45 minutes getting all the dishes clean and put away. It felt so natural to be there and to be in their company.

Doesn't sound like much when I write it now, but it was a really special feeling.

I can so relate to that, when I married my husband I joined a women group, it's mostly a group of housewives, sharing cooking skills etc, a wide range of women's issues, we go on girly nights out, not a man to be seen, it is a very special feeling, it does confirm, I am definitely 1 of the girls.

Quote from: Ms Grace on July 07, 2014, 06:25:50 AM

I've seen my name in a number of emails now, but this is the first time I can remember seeing myself referred to in writing as "she"... don't know why it makes me feel so freakin' happy, it just does!

Also, last week I was chairing a work meeting and the new boss (also a woman) called me "Madam Chair" and wow, did that make me feel awesome or what?

I know what you mean. When I transitioned at work many years ago there was one woman in the office who said she would never call me Caroline under any circumstances. She didn't call me Bob, but just avoided using any name or gendering me. She was as good as her word. However, one day after several months of this treatment, I returned from lunch to find a note on my desk from her which said

QuoteCaroline, Sasha called and asked if you could ring her back. Jean

I was secretly overjoyed but didn't say anything to her. I rang Sasha as requested and also asked her if I could ring her later. When I got home I called Sasha and asked her how Jean had gendered me on the phone. She said: "She just said Caroline's not here at the moment. Do you want me to give her a message to call you when she gets back from lunch?"

Awesome result. It was about a week later that I heard Jean talking to somebody on the phone and heard my name mentioned and she gendered me correctly.

Thirty years later, I still have that little note!

It's a reminder of the rocky road we all travel.

Caroline
x

I had 1 of them precious moments last night, myself and my husband, my sister-in-law and her husband, and 4 work colleagues of my husband all male, went an event last night, 1 of the guys was a stranger and was introduced to the rest of the group, he offered his hand to the guys and they all shook hands, but when it came to myself and my sister-in-law, he gave me a kiss and a hug, when it came to studying the menu, he just said  ''ladies first, after you'' just a little golden moment I always treasure, he was a real gentleman.