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.