At my college interview today the tutor said that they dont get a lot of girls on a games design course and that being female is an advantage because games companies are likely to take you on as they want more females to get involved in the gaming industry. Seeing as this industry is now bigger than hollywood its really hard to get into so I suppose I do have an advantage so it got me thinking. Should I stay in my biological gender for its advantages?  For a girl to be into gaming and male associated things is viewed as quite cool among males but if I was to transistion I would just be a average guy.
My boyfriend once made the point that people tend to accept females with more male traits than males with more female traits. If I was to transistion and I showed some of my female traits people might not like it or accept it and just think I was gay (which I would be but still I dont want it to be really obvious lol)
So is it worth sticking in the wrong body for it advantages?

If you can do it and stay sane, go for it.

Isn't this essentially asking the same thing as, "Should I transition solely for the perceived societal benefit of the other gender"? If you truly suffer from GID, your need to transition will greatly outweigh any benefit. 

Quote from: Jasmine.m on May 11, 2010, 01:22:23 PMIf you truly suffer from GID, your need to transition will greatly outweigh any benefit.

Agreed.

Why would you want to stay as the wrong gender just for the benefit of other people?

Quote from: Jasmine.m on May 11, 2010, 01:22:23 PM
Isn't this essentially asking the same thing as, "Should I transition solely for the perceived societal benefit of the other gender"? If you truly suffer from GID, your need to transition will greatly outweigh any benefit.

Seconded. If you can go without transitioning, don't transition. Seems like a lot of work and perhaps unsatisfactory results that aren't worth it unless you really, really can't stand living as your biological sex.

Trust me I never look in the mirror. Im horrified by being a woman but I guess its just something to think about. Like the job thing. I'm saying is it worth staying a woman because im likely to get the job I want?
And as for doing it and staying sane...sanity escaped me a long time ago.

Well it's not like you have to be woman to work in game design.

Yeah I know but it just worried me when the guy said its a very hard industry to get in and as a woman I would have an advantage.
I guess im just scared about how things will change.

Quote from: MRH on May 11, 2010, 01:36:18 PM
is it worth staying a woman because im likely to get the job I want?

What would you say to man considering becoming a woman solely for purpose of getting a job?

Ok fair enough. I would advise him against that.

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To be honest this whole thing is tearing me apart. I get that its stupid to stay this gender for other people and I get that its stupid to keep this body for the wrong reasons but theres so much that needs to be taken into consideration. Theres so much to lose in this. I could lose my partner, my family. On the other hand there will be benefits of being my prefered gender. Everyone can say that if I really had GID then it wouldnt be a problem but I need to think about every little detail before I go ahead. I'm an incredibly insecure and paranoid person. I'm trying to work through this but theres this voice whom I hate so much as all the time he is there picking me apart and bullying me about this whole thing so I guess im just scared. Really really scared.

Dont be scared,i understand what you are saying. I think it is possible to have GID but still be able to put thing before it, besides being a guy you have other dreams and things you want in life. Its hard to throw them away.

If it was your dream job and you didn't think you were likely to get another shot then i'd go for it. Obviously it would have to be a DREAM job and i would have to be certain it would make my life a whole lot better. What i would do is suppress my need to be male as much as possible, get the experience that i need and get out. Then whether your male or female you have that experience on your side when applying for other positions.