This happens more and more lately. People gender me as female, guys are extra-nice to me, and the attendant at the gas station even asked me if I knew how to operate a gas pump. While that last one is terribly sexist, like off-the-deep-end sexist, I'm stoked that I "pass" more and more!

PS: I'm 32 and have been on hormones for a year and a half. I also have a very square jawline. So if you think it's too late for you at 21, let this be some inspiration!

Congratulations

Congratulations

Quote from: MugwortPsychonaut on May 09, 2015, 03:06:00 PM
This happens more and more lately. People gender me as female, guys are extra-nice to me, and the attendant at the gas station even asked me if I knew how to operate a gas pump. While that last one is terribly sexist, like off-the-deep-end sexist, I'm stoked that I "pass" more and more!

PS: I'm 32 and have been on hormones for a year and a half. I also have a very square jawline. So if you think it's too late for you at 21, let this be some inspiration!

I get asked that because I have jersey plates on my car. :p

Congrats on the passing!

Quote from: MugwortPsychonaut on May 09, 2015, 03:06:00 PM
This happens more and more lately. People gender me as female, guys are extra-nice to me, and the attendant at the gas station even asked me if I knew how to operate a gas pump. While that last one is terribly sexist, like off-the-deep-end sexist, I'm stoked that I "pass" more and more!

PS: I'm 32 and have been on hormones for a year and a half. I also have a very square jawline. So if you think it's too late for you at 21, let this be some inspiration!

As someone who hasn't started HRT yet, at 33 you give me lots of hope. Fortunately for me I feel that my face isn't overtly masculine. Just some brow bossing and an adam's apple that will need to be addressed.

 
  I needed to get a tube put in a lawn tractor tire today, I dropped it off at the tire place and asked if they needed my name and he said no and to come back in two hours to pick it up. When I went back there was a different man at the counter and he asked for my name as I was explaining that the other clerk didn't ask for it the original guy I dropped it off with came in and said I will help her. He then smiled at me and told me there was no charge.
  I'm 56 years old full time and pre HRT and I get addressed by the correct gender most of the time. I don't think I look particularly feminine. When I told my wife in the car that it didn't cost anything to get fixed and was probably because I am a woman, she said it had more to do with the fact that I make eye contact with people and smile more now. I think more people gender me correctly because of my attitude, being more at peace with myself, and just a being much happier person.

Quote from: MugwortPsychonaut on May 09, 2015, 03:06:00 PM
People gender me as female, guys are extra-nice to me, and the attendant at the gas station even asked me if I knew how to operate a gas pump.

Yeah.  That's not passing privilege, that's female privilege.  FtM's who pass totally won't get that....

Quote from: MugwortPsychonaut on May 09, 2015, 03:06:00 PM
This happens more and more lately...
... inspiration

Thanks for the encouragement Mugwort!  I hope above hope that even a little shred of that will be true for me after some time on hrt. those little things are fun to enjoy vicariously anyway, for now.

Quote from: MugwortPsychonaut on May 09, 2015, 03:06:00 PM
This happens more and more lately. People gender me as female, guys are extra-nice to me, and the attendant at the gas station even asked me if I knew how to operate a gas pump. While that last one is terribly sexist, like off-the-deep-end sexist, I'm stoked that I "pass" more and more!

PS: I'm 32 and have been on hormones for a year and a half. I also have a very square jawline. So if you think it's too late for you at 21, let this be some inspiration!

You're really sweet. I appreciate the encouragement wherever I can get it. 

I'm glad I can make people feel good about themselves. 

Last night I was hanging out with a close friend I hadn't seen in a while. And when we had seen each other in the past year or so, it involved sitting around and watching TV, which is a bore.

Anyway, we were walking back to his house from a day with a couple other friends. It was just us two at this point. I was explaining to him how I'd been gaining passing privilege lately, but he didn't quite understand what I meant.

We stopped for a piece of pizza. When the guy gave me my slice, he said, "Here ya go, babe." After we walked out of earshot from the pizza stand, I pointed out to my friend how the pizza guy just saw me as some chick.

Okay, I'm done bragging! Personally, if I were in the situation of constantly getting clocked, I would get depressed hearing stories like this. And sometimes I still do! I don't want to do this to anybody. If anybody reading this feels that way, I want you to know that it's within you, two. Attitude, inner femininity, your voice, and adopting feminine mannerisms can all go a long way. You can do this, too!