A lot of my dysphoria comes from my height. I come from a very tall family, I have a cisfemale cousin who is 6'0" tall. I am 6'2" and I never seem to see cisfemale that are my height in my area. A lot of my hesitancy to truly go for transition is that my height may be the thing that always gets me clocked. I'm interested in hearing the experiences of other tall ladies in this forum.

Well a lot of models are 6 ft or taller...

and usually trans women have long legs which people tend to find sexy...

and quite a few people on hrt report being some inches smaller...
it has to do with tissue between the bones changing, and differences in muscles and gait...
many people also said their shoe size decreased... one or two sizes...


hugs

Let me give you some advixe. I'm the same height that you are. And thought no cisfemale is as tall as me. I was wrong once I started looking and noticed a lot are close or the same height as me.

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I am 6'2" as well and when I first transitioned it seemed like I was looking down on everybody. Somewhere after that I took off the 3" heels and I was seeing eye to eye with the men. Lately I am starting to see eye to eye with some of the younger women. I had my hight measured and I am not  getting any shorter.

The one thing that eliminate any worry about my hight was when I started to transition I went to a local tall woman's shop and the owner must have had 3 or 4 inches more hight than I had. The most important thing to do when you are tall is stand straight and proud. If you do so, nobody will ever question your hight.

There is already a thread around here about hight and I think some of the taller girls are about 6'7" so I am short compared to them. We all are comfortable with our hight and it isn't a problem.

I am 5'6" and I feel odd being so short. So there is that.

6'3" here...

Do I get looks? Sure. I stand out and deliberately decided to not hide it. Trying to hide my height would only draw attention to me. But I don't think my height gives me away as trans. Sure some people may suspect it but, eh, whatever. All comments from other women about my height are hugely complimentary but no one's asked me if I ever played basketball... I'm probably too short!

Quote from: Ms Grace on August 23, 2015, 06:26:54 PM
6'3" here...

Do I get looks? Sure. I stand out and deliberately decided to not hide it. Trying to hide my height would only draw attention to me.

Just out of curiosity, how does one go about hiding their height?

Slouching over or looking at the ground all the time. They may help get rid of a few inches but it really draws the attention.

As someone who is approaching six feet and has height problems at it is due to my leg condition, this has been something that has been worrying me, however this thread has helped me a little; so I am glad I read it.

184cms here.It used to bother me before I transitioned but now I dont think of it.I cant do anything about it anyway.It means I can easily reach things at the back of supermarket shelves if I need to.My height is more in my back than my legs(see avatar) and I suppose I do envy those whose height comes from longer legs.Anyway its cool,embrace and love your height xx

I'm 5'11 was 6ft when I was younger, not that tall in the grand scheme of things, but still taller the most girls in my area. It does get you attention but it's positive attention in my experience.

I am 6'3" and a half, and I often wear 3 to 4 inch heels. When I going dancing, which I do often, I am usually the tallest person on the floor of either sex. I just expect that I am going to get noticed, and also expect that along with attention, people will figure out my DNA makeup. If somebody close by, stares at me, I just smile at them, and say "Yes I am', and then turn away. I know that my philosophy runs opposite to many here, but I am not terribly worried about being clocked. I certainly would not make any style choices simply to reduce my visibility and exposure.

Quote from: Dena on August 23, 2015, 06:41:55 PM
Slouching over or looking at the ground all the time. They may help get rid of a few inches but it really draws the attention.

I had this weird image of Grace waking around like a pigeon, lol

i am only 5'10" ish but even I was a bit concerned and thought I would avoid heels, they I bought them and decided I did not care if I was too tall. I work with a woman who is 6' her daughter is 6'2" and her daughter is one of the most attractive women I have ever met.

the big important thing to remember is people will ignore any number of things that are out of place if more things are in place. Add hair and breasts and suddenly your way more likely to be seen female regardless of hight. also in a weird way shortish heels may help mask your hight, makeing people think its more due to the shoes than natural.

Serena

As a member of the tree top club I was worried about this too until I spent a day at my local mall watching people, my therapist said it would be a good way to observe how other women walk, talk, act and dress.
The unexpected benefit was seeing how man 6'+ women there are here, I lost count eventually but I'm sure it was near 80+... Either Australian women are above average height or they were all wearing ridiculously high heels.

So of course one of life's ironies is I make this post and then go out to dinner with my wife and see like 7-8 girls my height.

All of my life (at least until last week) I was 70 1/2 inches (5ft. 10 1/2)  Had a check-up and they checked my height.  It's now 69 inches. (5ft. 9). Pre-transition, I might have been disappointed, but actually  I was quite pleased.  Only problem is that at my current weight my BMI (body mass index) based upon my new height will probably indicate that I am overweight.  C'est la vie!

I'm 6'7" and being a woman that tall, you do get noticed, but it has never outed me. There are plenty of tall women out there. There is a show on TLC right now called "My Giant Life" about women 6'6" and taller. One girl is 6'9" and her mom is my height. Usually I'm the tallest person in the room of any sex, but occasionally there will be someone taller and it's usually a guy. I've personally only met one cis-woman taller than me (she was 6'9") and another cis-woman that was the same height as me.

Just remember that when someone sees a tall women, the last thing on their mind is transgender unless something else clocks you.

I'm 5' 9" ish, with heels, 6' 2". Most of the girls I go out with are right around 5' so I kinda stick out. People have mentioned my height on multiple occasions but it's been observation not suspicion. There are lots of tall girls out there, you just happen to be one of them. When people tell me that I'm tall I just tell them "I'm not tall, I can just reach the top shelves".

  Slouching is not very attractive , work on your posture and poise , look forward when you walk not at the ground, women hold their heads high and keep their backs straighter than men. Being tall does not have to be a negative thing own it girl.