My nephew saw me carrying the laundry in and he said "WOW you're strong!  You have big strong muscles like a wrestling man!"  I kind of felt like a father when he said that.

I was sitting outside a library, waiting for my girlfriend and having a smoke. This young guy came over to me and said "hey dude, can i bum i smoke?"  it was so awesome!! Also that same day, i was struttin my manliness around town I got called sir everywhere. Ive been passing 100% for a few months now, but it still excites me! 

I'm doing a salsa performance in a few weeks, and I don't know all of the moves for the advanced group as a lead.  The guy running it signed me up as a lead because he said I'm "too damn good to follow."

Quote from: Tom on April 02, 2012, 07:06:13 PM
Wait did she mean disgusting because your trans or disgusting because she doesn't believe you can have been female? I'm thinking the last one you know because 'woman' just does not go with you AT ALL.

Yes, 2nd meaning, fortunately.

Nice to read all comments, guys. By the way. Inspiring!

for some weeks ago we where cleaning in the kitchen and a very strong guy was like:

"I clearned it all exept this part, I just cant get it off"

me: got it off in no time..

the guys where like "wow your so strong.. "

haha,
it was seriously very simple, I bet he just had done it wrong.

I spoke with my former sociology teacher and she went on a tangent about how this has been a weird semester for her and she can't wait for it to be over.  Anyway at the end of the rant she patted my shoulder and said, "Well thank you for lending me your broad shoulders and lending ear."  Now mind you I'm still presenting as female.  This was awesome! Hehe....my broad shoulders.  Gosh I feel so manly I could prance around to Sailor Moon music in a garden bed of flowers.

My thesis chair complimented my new tie. He said "Damn. You pull off ties better than I do!"

This is a strange story but oh well.

I was out with some friends of mixed genders.  A girl and I (very cute but she's married) were fooling around and pretending to be related because we are goofy like that.  Just because we are nuts she started referring to me as her sister as in, "He is my sister" and I called her my brother. 

Another guy we were with got fed up with this after a bit.  He said, "There is no way you could be anything but a girl", (point at our female friend), "and you could not be anything but a boy."  (pointing at me)  "I'm sorry but there is just no way."  Annoyed voice.

We just looked at him because what is there to say to that.  It was a nice comment to hear.   

It sounds weird, but whenever someone (especially my friends) say that they thought I was already on T and can't believe that I'm not yet.

Quote from: Paul on April 07, 2012, 12:42:43 PM
It sounds weird, but whenever someone (especially my friends) say that they thought I was already on T and can't believe that I'm not yet.

I used to get this one (I think cuz my voice was deep) and it always made me happy.

Well I finally received a "masculine" compliment by my mom...  she said my binder made my back look strong?

I guess that's a start lol

Quote from: Kody C on April 10, 2012, 12:29:15 AM
Well I finally received a "masculine" compliment by my mom...  she said my binder made my back look strong?

I guess that's a start lol

Lol that is kind of a weird one. It sounds like she's trying though.

I photoshopped a picture for myself - only put a fake goatee to see how would it be, someday soon(?). Then started to use it as a profile picture on MSN.
Just an hour ago received an e-mail. One of my gay friends. He told me ~ "Hi! you're such a sexy guy in your picture. I wouldn't find out, it were you. A small beard (may/would) looks good for you. Kisses!"

Well...  (He does not know, but made my day.)

Anyone, recently? No way you did not felt masculine because of someone.

Yesterday I was chillin with my son and he told me I was going to grow up to be a great man someday haha I thought it was cute and awesome also I had a co worker comment on how i have large manly hands made my day

A little kid said "wow you're very strong" when I picked him up.

Also i was with my nephew and his mom and I told her I didn't want to go to a hair show coming up and my little nephew said "But you have to.  You are a girl but you are almost a boy now."  I asked him why did he say that and he said "because your face is round"

I have no clue where he came up with that but hey a compliment is a compliment and I'll take it anyway I can get it.

Little kids are awesome cause they are so honest a little kid on the bus called me a boy until there mom said no thats a girl(she had met me pre transition before) I smiled at the kids comment though

Quote from: Traivs on May 19, 2012, 10:14:54 PM
Little kids are awesome cause they are so honest a little kid on the bus called me a boy until there mom said no thats a girl(she had met me pre transition before) I smiled at the kids comment though

Some definately can pick up on things that adults can't.

I was called a "nice man" this past week at work by a customer.
Usually I'm called a "guy" which is still great but being called a man is better, esp. a nice one, lol. 

I work in a call center (not as an agent (anymore), but as operations control and tech specialist), but I used to be on the phone. I haven't started T yet, and over the years I was trained in other customer service jobs that raising your voice a few octives makes you seem more pleasant. I would do it without thinking. Most of the time it would get me Ma'am'd *twitch*, but on a few occasions when they listened and asked my name, I got things like 'Oh, I have a brother named Sal!', and one time the following conversation happened.

"Is there anything else I can do for you Miss?"
"Well, there is, Sal, but you can't do it over the phone..."
"... ah..."
"Oh! I'm sorry, I always hit on the nice sounding boys when I've had wine with lunch!"


And recently, I got myself a wicked pair of aviators, and wearing them, after I got out of work me and my friend, were stopped by a man asking for change.
He looks at my friend, and then me, and then asks him
"Is this your brother?"
I shook my head, and my friend said that we just work together, but I was floating on air for a while after that... because that is just a random Joe off the streets making the assumption (though I imagine it was either the assumption that we were brothers, or that we were boyfriends... and I think the guy was more comfortable with the first idea).

Lately my 7 and 8-year-old students (who I am definitely not out to and never will be) have been pointing out how hairy I am.  One of them asked if she could "comb my arm hair" and another told me it looked like I was growing a beard.  Another one told me "you're gonna grow into a young man".  And it's been a running joke among them to yell out "YES, SIR!" when I tell them something.  Of course, I have to tell them this is all inappropriate, but it does secretly make me feel good to hear it and I tend to walk a little taller and with a little bit of a swagger for awhile after every time they say things like that.