After getting on T did any of you guy have problems with people in your area? Like picking on you, making your life a living hell, etc...? My mom told me once I get on T people here will make my life a living hell. I live in a smaller city though where transgender/transexual is not accepted, that's kinda why I'm not on T yet, b/c my my told me this is a life changing thing and that I would have to move away b/c people won't accept me here. The thing is, I have no money to move away and I'm really not ready to move away either.

There was a few scattered instances of people giving me a hard time but for the most part it was fine. 

Basically the same as it was before I went on T and tried to pass to others as Male.

However now after 9 months everyone accepts me as male without question.  In fact at this point I don't mind showing a club card with my legal name on it because it so clearly doesn't define me any more.

Still I lost my entire family when I made this decision and started T so the consequences for me where huge.   Devastating and life changing.  So it's not something that should be taken lightly.  As I've said before.

Still I lost my entire family when I made this decision and started T so the consequences for me where huge.   Devastating and life changing.  So it's not something that should be taken lightly.  As I've said before.
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I am sorry to hear about the family situation....however...you are gaining a new one who accepts you unconditionally and that counts for something

I'm so sorry to hear people were giving you a hard time. I'm glad everything is better and people accept you as male now, and I'm
so sorry that you lost your family b/c you made the decision to get on T.  I just can't believe family would do that. I just think that is totally messed up. I'm so sorry about that.

I live in a medium-small town in the Midwest.  The attitude around here tends to be live and let live, so I've been really lucky.  Nobody has given me any flak at all.  The worst I've gotten is the ol' "deer in the headlights" stare.  In fact, some of the people whom I would have expected the most difficulty from, have turned out to be the most supportive.  But then, I started transition in my 30's, so people are more likely to assume I know what I'm doing respect my choices than they might with a younger person. YMMV.

I live in a bigger town, so the people around me were and are very supportive - My biggest concern was my job. So much so that I had prepared to offer an outline of an acceptable severance package when I went to talk to my boss. The owner of my company is older and very conservative, which is why I was sure I would be out of a job in no time flat. But I was surprised, not only by him, but by my staff and fellow co-workers too.

Of the few people in my life that are not supportive - not a single one has said something worse or more demeaning than the things I thought and felt about myself before transitioning.....if that makes any sense.

-Jace

I had that before I was on T, things haven't really changed much (socially) since starting.

Screw people.

I had more problems with people before t than after.
Now I'm stealth at work.
And as happy as I will be til I save the $ for surgery.
In the end you will only be happy if you chase your dreams, not someone else's.

the engineer couple of my apartment building keep giving me really weird long confused look. I get that because they've been witnessing all my changes including my 36C disappeared oneday xD I started taking T while Im still in art school. They were very cool with it.

I'm out to a lot of people where I'm at because I was lucky enough to have surrounding supportive people but the people who don't know just think I went through a late puberty because I look so young.  Truthfully man you can't let what people might think stop you from being you, in my opinion.

I've always looked pretty male, even though I'm pre-T. I've lived in a big, tolerant city, a small village where everyone knew each other, and a far less tolerant town 25 miles north of the big, tolerant city where there were some distinctly dodgy areas.

I never had a problem in any of them apart from a few kids shouting stupid things at me and my then-girlfriend when we went to pick up a curry one night. But I think they would have shouted at anyone who was non-white, muslim, disabled, etc. They were just yobs.

I think a lot of it is about how confident you are, how you carry yourself, and how much crap you're prepared, or not prepared, to take.

I live in a small conservative town in Pennsylvania. I've never had a problem with anyone.

I live in a small country town. Here people are more 'What's transsexual? Go away I'm trying to watch footbal/hunt/farm something' than 'Ew you're a ->-bleeped-<- I hate you'.

Honestly the only way anyone is going to ever give you a hard time is if they know you. Even in my tiny town, I can go to the grocery store without seeing ANYONE I know. And if MTF women can pass as women, a FTM can pass as a woman on T if they feel their safety could be at stake in some situations. There's no reason you can't start T, pass as male when you feel you're safe, and pass as female when you feel like someone would give you a hard time.

Thanks Lee and Dominick.  I didn't mention my family situation for sympathy. 

Just to show Dominick how serious the consequences can be.  I really don't think about it to much any more.  They are out of my life and I am moving on. 

Thanks for the replies guys.

I hope and plan to get on T by Feb 1st. I just can't wait no more. My life is on hold until I get on T.  I just wanna cry all the time b/c I can't stand being seen as a girl, it's torture for me. I want to go out and be seen as a guy everywhere I go and be treated like a guy.