Interesting replies. Thank you.

My theory was that perhaps one's position in a social group was more determined by self confidence than by gender role per se.

If so, I wondered if after transition an individual who felt more self confident might therefore possibly find that translated into a different default position within a given group.

Though I'm fairly confident that self-confidence is required to 'move up to' Alpha, not everyone with it gets to move up, in that the social group has the decision more than the individual.  While I'm sure that after transition many people will become more self confident, I'm not sure all do.  Moreover, if 'transition' is a reason for that, so can lots of other things in life.  And things change over time, sometimes so slowly you don't really notice till it gets kinda big.

And, I really, really wonder if the decision to transition or not is not an Alpha decision.  So that among the people who do transition you have a higher population of Alphas then in the general population at large?

Quote from: tekla on December 09, 2009, 01:06:58 PM
And, I really, really wonder if the decision to transition or not is not an Alpha decision.  So that among the people who do transition you have a higher population of Alphas then in the general population at large?

Now that really is an interesting theory Tekla! I wonder how we could test it out?

Female me was very submissive. A follower with no opinions. Anything for an easy life, no arguments

I'm the complete opposite now, I always want control if possible. My way or the highway

My friends call me the Omega Male. 

Not alpha, either an outsider or maybe about 55% dominance.

Usually just an outsider though, although being somewhat detached does give you some respect as well. They assume you're too important to associate with them, at least the lower ranks.

That's among males and mixed groups. In female groups I tend to see myself as alpha, even if they don't

I used to be way more submissive. So I guess it did, seeing myself as male I feel more comfortable with myself and more secure.

Well this proves I really am from a different planet.

What IS an 'alpha'? I've often heard the expression, but I still don't know what it means 

Alexie

Quote from: Alexie on December 10, 2009, 01:07:06 AM
Well this proves I really am from a different planet.

What IS an 'alpha'? I've often heard the expression, but I still don't know what it means 

Alexie

Leader/Dominant of a group.

In female groups I tend to see myself as alpha, even if they don't

If the group does not recognize you as the Alpha, you are not the Alpha.  Its a group leadership deal.