Hidding, divisive, taboo? I missed the buss on this, but appearently this is something very important? What am I missing? I've been on hrt for almost 10yrs, but I don't know about this stealth. Is this what the cool ts people are donig, or is just rouge group? Do I have to stealth to move fowarad? Please, will someone tell me about this stealth.

No one here really cares about being stealth. 

 *runs and ducks in a bunker, ready for the stealth debate firebombing*

...j/k.

But it's not like NO ONE cares about being stealth, Julie. I plan on practicing some/mostly stealth when I'm done with transition. No one will know outside of my serious sig other/doctor/family I plan on keeping up with.

ducks waiting for the explosions to start...who threw that grenade.... really couldnt you just nuke them lol
jessica

I know they're here, waiting to pounce...

Will this stealth protect me from danger? Where do I get this stealth, is it secret?

For myself, I'd rather the rest of the world wasn't privy to my medical history.  In such a fashion I suppose that would put me into the category of those who want to be stealth...at least that's how I feel at the moment.  It's funny though because I find the more passable I become, the less I care about trying to be stealthy about it. 

Quote from: Maddie Secutura on November 05, 2009, 01:42:09 PM
It's funny though because I find the more passable I become, the less I care about trying to be stealthy about it.

I would expect so, since the more passable you are, you don't have to TRY to be stealth.  If your completely passable no one will know unless you mention it.

Speaking of Stealth in such a way as "Pretending" to be born a female.  If your passable what's the point of not being stealth?  Seriously, mentally we are female (or male in the case of FTM) so if we have full tranistioned and lets say we live where no one "knows" us what's the point in being open about it?  If we pass easily so that no one will notice, and we were mentally born female, what's wrong with saying we have been that way our whole life?

Sure some people will say "But if you get in a relationship, they are bound to notice the lack of periods, the hormones we have to take, and dialating.  Not to mention we can't get pregnant."  Ok sure, but still as long as that person is not a gynocologist there's one excuse that covers all of those issues....


Hysterectomy.  Removal of the uterus means no more periods, if the ovaries are removed as well, then a even a genetic female must take HRT to prevent early onset of menopause, as well as getting some undesirable features (such as facial hair due to increase in testostrone).  As for dialating, the vaginal canal becoming distended is an issue with hysterectomies, so you can say it's a preventitive measure against that.

That said, if I ever fully transition, I'd love to move away with my wife to somewhere no one knows me, and be perma stealth.  Only my wife need know, because she knew me before.  Anyone new I meet, can go suck a lemon.

To me, the benefits of being imperceptible (I don't like the term stealth because it implies deception) are many because of prejudice, intolerance and ignorance.  That we treat men differently than women is unimportant to me (I don't need to be TREATED like a woman).  Female is just part of my identity but it doesn't define me.  I act differently than men because I am different than men.  That comes from my female nature.

The idea of interacting in public without anyone knowing my birth gender is not on my mind anymore.  It's just not a conscious thought.  So the concept of "stealth" has no importance to me unless you're talking about military stuff. 

Julie

Quote from: Adrianna on November 05, 2009, 02:02:12 PM
Not to mention we can't get pregnant

I think it would be awesome to tell a guy he got me pregnant, just to milk it for a week or so. Imagine all the guilt free midnight milkshakes and free backrubs, mmm.

As long as there's room in the hanger for his airplane...

Quote from: Bellaon7 on November 05, 2009, 03:47:32 PM
As long as there's room in the hanger for his airplane...

Well are we talking one of those big heavy bombers or one of those cute little zippy ones?

Oh let's go for the zippy ones! Maybe we can get one as part of the divorce after we miscarry ..... 

Could be one or the other...or BOTH!?!?

I dunno, the little zippy ones are fun, but the big heavy ones are a heck of a lot more interesting.

Quote from: Bellaon7 on November 05, 2009, 10:50:07 AM
Will this stealth protect me from danger? Where do I get this stealth, is it secret?

Will this stealth protect you from danger?  Of course it will.  When you decide to go stealth you grow a pair of wings that will protect you like a shield of steel.

Where do you get this stealth? - It's commonly found on deserted islands, usually in comfortable, moderate climates.

And yes it is secret - there are several here in fact.  The problem is you don't know who they are cause they are Stealth.

I believe that that stealth is all about how private you want to keep your personal life, or, more accurately, how private you want to "TRY" and keep your personal life.  It's something we do everyday, it's something everyone does everyday to some extent.

Hey! I know why not let some of the wizards who populate this board derive a "Stealth Scale"?  We could have level indicators to tag on the end of the other terms we assign ourselves.  For example: Post-op Stealth level 1 etc.  down through Level 5 (Don't want to be too diverse)

-={LR}=-

Since I have become very chatty since starting RLE/HRT and sometimes find my mouth gets going faster than my good sense, I don't see stealth in my future.

Now, the other day I saw some guys all dressed in black with guns on their belts and those communication devices in their ears (what are those called?).  They looked like they thought they were pretty stealthy.  One or two of them looked like they might be worth going for stealth if it included them.

- Kate

So...you see them to? Do you really see them, or are you really trying to keep us from seeing THEM? & now I go off on a very effective episode about how everyone is jealous of my beauty...

Quote from: Bellaon7 on November 05, 2009, 10:39:10 PM
now I go off on a very effective episode about how everyone is jealous of my beauty...

...and how you transitioned at 10 and started hrt at 12 and the rest of us are hopeless linebackers.

feels the stealth cross hairs pointing at everyone of us.....who will they shoot first...p-a-r-a-n-o-i-a....
jessica