So I was going late to my endo appointment so I was going a little bit to fast down the highway, and, yes you guess, the police stop me.

Policeman: Do you know why I am stopping you ma'am
Me: I was going to fast
Policeman: Licence and registration ma'am
Me: "hands the documents"
Policeman: you gave me the wrong license!
Me: No, that is me
Policeman: Do you have another form of ID with a picture ?
Me: "gives him my employee ID"
Policeman: Well, I am going to give you a ticket for speeding, Wait in the car
Policeman: Please sign, and go slow ma'am

So, it is like I am so happy I pass and he called "ma'am." So I get to the endo, and in the parkinglot I look at the ticket, well what you know he marked me "F" under sex, and to topple the cake marked my eye color as hazel!

The bad news is that after all the speeding not to be late the endo was not there, they have cancelled my appointment and never notified me; add to that about $ 100 fine. But well I am still happy I am finally not misgender by my appearance

Hehe. Feels nice, doesn't it?

Sure it does, and I think only us undersand the magnitud of it

Thanks JenJen2011

I might be wrong, but I think if a cop makes a mistake on a ticket, you can challenge it in court and make it go away. Might be seen by some a low blow for transfolk to squeeze by on such things since the guy was being decent, but a hundred bux is a hundred bux.

Quote from: Kahlan Amnell on March 23, 2012, 09:55:27 PM
I might be wrong, but I think if a cop makes a mistake on a ticket, you can challenge it in court and make it go away. Might be seen by some a low blow for transfolk to squeeze by on such things since the guy was being decent, but a hundred bux is a hundred bux.

I totally wouldn't pursue that line of argument! You can't have it both ways: either the government treats us as F during transition - which is what we want - or they treat us as "guy in a dress," which we don't.

My totally pass moment was about 6 months ago I went in to get prescription filled and pharmacist asked me to sign this form to put in my file that I understood I shouldn't take this new med if I was pregnant or planned to get pregnant. 

I didn't have something as direct as yours Stephe, but just this week someone at a pharmacy asked me if one of my HRT meds was for birth control.

Today has been an awesome day.

Let me preface this with I work at home and most days I see no one other than my wife and kids.  So since I had an appointment with a potential new endo (my PCP had been monitoring my HRT after I came out to her) I dressed a bit nicer than normal.  I had a ton of paperwork to fill out while I waited, but I got a double take from my nurse when she was double-checking by re-asking me questions on one of the forms when she got to female/male specific sections.  Then when the Dr came in, he did a full stop double take and asked me to explain a second time when I told him I had come in for HRT monitoring.

Then I dropped off a new prescription and got the "are you pregnant/may become so" question.  My PCP faxes everything in and we use the drive through so this was a first for me actually face to face.

I've been passing fine after FFS/BA and since I gave in and bought a hairpiece, but I really didn't expect to pass in those contexts so it really made my day.

My friend (who met me after transition) was trying to explain how tampons feel to a guy.  She said she never really felt it once it was secure and then turned and asked me "Do you ever feel it?"

Another time, I was using my one friend's new DS, which has an interesting program that takes your picture and then lets you play a game involving shooting the pictures... Anyways, it identified my face as a "young female face" and she was like, "hey, they got it right"

Another time, with the same friend, we were talking about Modern Family and the gay couple on the show and I said something like "I love their baby" meaning I thought it was adorable.  For some reason she took it differently and said "Well maybe you can be their surrogate"

yeah, I might have more, but I can't remember

haha. i would have done the same thing to you. you are so cute.

I was at Salleys buying some stuff for school, and the lady greeted me with "Hey hun". I was looking for stuff for an extra long time and then she said "Would you like some help, dear?" I asked for her help and went to check out. When I checked out, I had to give her my ID. My ID was taken about 10 days before I started HRT. Needless to say, I was easily ID'd as male on that picture. She looked at it extra hard, gave a look like *There's no way this is that person*, raised the ID to look at me, looked at my debit card to check to see the names matched, and got a smirk on her face like *weirdo*. Her demeanor totally changed from sweet and helpful to "Here you go, now leave".

Well, I had to go back in to get some more supplies. This time she dropped the "hun" "dear" "sweetie" nouns, and treated me like someone would normally treat a guy.

Coincidentally, that's the first time I've ever gotten that look, too! And I don't mind it at all in that particular instance!

PS.. I was wearing male clothing!

I sold my old car last week, and all of the documents were under my old name.

Rather than go down the " I am trans, now please buy this car" path I just told the fella I were selling it for my brother.

He was a priest and a nice enouh felllow, so we talked and somehow the conversation came to how he was trying to mentor and prevent kids going down "devious paths like drug addiction and homosexuality."

Wow when I heard that my head about exploded, as I am a transexual and recovering drug addict! As he continued I thought to myself "wow what a total moron, this bloke hasn't a clue what he just did!" 

Oh I wanted to tear him apart, but nooo I was selling a car, so  I bit my tongue and said "oh *forces smile* thats a topic I could speak about for ages, we'd best not go there!"

Haha he bought the car too muahhaha! Suckerrrrr!!  '

Hmmm I haven't been thinking about passing for a while, but the department dealing with my housing suddenly started mailing out letters with "Ms" to me consistently without me ever telling them to change it. I have absolutely nooo idea what triggered the change...

So... where is the old you-know-you-pass-when thread anyway?

The best one I ever had was when I went to my new doctor.  As she was asking those "getting to know you" questions, she asked about operations.  So I told her about my iliac-arteriole bypass, carotid arteriole surgery and my orchiectomy .  At which point she stops and asks me if I know what an orchiectomy is.  And I said yes, then explained I was Trans.  "Well I would never have guessed  that".  "I guess we can skip the 'when was your last period' question." 

I love my doctor. 

When your therapist tells you "Do you think you can get a job as a male?" "It's hard for me to see you as a male when you come in looking like you do" (in full femme)

I think the best one for me was when a restroom conversation with a coworker about clothes turned to bras and she was thankful that I was able to advise her of a store in the area (and near our workplace, too) that deals in the sizes department stores don't stock, mainly cup sizes far larger than DD.

Also, showering and changing in the women's locker room at my employer's gym after my workout and before going to my office (not something always available; this locker room has individual tiled shower stalls with privacy glass doors that have strong magnetic latches.)

I've certainly found some advantages to changing jobs from the one where I transitioned and being only known as who I am today (I'm not "stealth" as such, but I don't consider the topic germane.)

A few months back a cashier at Walmart's yelled "wrong bathroom" as I was entering the men's bathroom.
Well, today, an employee was sitting outside another walmart bathroom. She gave me a filthy look when I entered the men's room. Well, when I came out, the store manger was waiting for me, an he proceed to tell me that: "the Ladies rooms are perfectly clean, and I do not need to go in the men's room." I just nodded OK, and left. Then just outside the door I laughed so hard. 

Quote from: peky on April 27, 2012, 01:30:50 PM
A few months back a cashier at Walmart's yelled "wrong bathroom" as I was entering the men's bathroom.
Well, today, an employee was sitting outside another walmart bathroom. She gave me a filthy look when I entered the men's room. Well, when I came out, the store manger was waiting for me, an he proceed to tell me that: "the Ladies rooms are perfectly clean, and I do not need to go in the men's room." I just nodded OK, and left. Then just outside the door I laughed so hard. 

Lol that is AWESOOMME! I have been to walmart here in Florida maaany times and the womens' toilets are NOT "perfectly clean"! They let the rubbish bins overflow as if it were sport, and usually the general pong over everything has me running out as soon as possible. Its disgusting!

If I may ask...what on earth are ya doing even going into the men's toilets? If there were a ftm in the women's toilets who looked the exact male equivalent to your female self , well I'd be a bit freaked out and think he's a perv!!

Quote from: MiaOhMya! on April 27, 2012, 02:01:19 PM
If I may ask...what on earth are ya doing even going into the men's toilets?

I want to say: "old habits are hard to break," but I will lying. So, the truth is that I am afraid of going to the women's bathroom

Ha! The girls bathrooms at my school are filthy... I'd rather go in the mens, except I don't want to go in there when there's another guy in there. Talk about awkward!