Thread: Ask me about being Transgender

Mind=Blown

Originally Posted by IAmCoder

If a step on the path to enlightenment is to maintain an awareness and feeling and knowing that you are one with everything and everyone, male and female alike, and if you use the prefix to your gender (trans) to mean "beyond", then perhaps you are further along than you think?

Yeah...I think you lost me somewhere.

Originally Posted by marwanin

yes very sick both.

We are born Men for women , and women for men.

Gays and lesbians are retarded and freaks.

I still don't see how what you see as a hormone disease would affect one's intelligence!

Last I checked I am not classed as retarded.

Have you ever thought about getting a DNA test to see if you had an extra X chromosome.

Originally Posted by Auron

Have you ever thought about getting a DNA test to see if you had an extra X chromosome.

Yes, it's possible I'm XXY trisomic. I'm mostly infertile, I've got a rather feminine face, and despite being nice and lean, I've still got bigger boobs than my sister (without the aid of hormones). The problem is that a test to actually find out is in the range of $800.00, which my insurance doesn't cover. -.-

Originally Posted by Maria92

Yes, it's possible I'm XXY trisomic. I'm mostly infertile, I've got a rather feminine face, and despite being nice and lean, I've still got bigger boobs than my sister (without the aid of hormones). The problem is that a test to actually find out is in the range of $800.00, which my insurance doesn't cover. -.-

Wait, you have boobs? Without hormones/surgery/wizardry? This is mildly surprising.

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

Squishy boobs

I love you right now XD

I don't have any questions, I think it's awesome that you're not letting society force you to conform

Good luck with everything Maria92

Originally Posted by Maria92

Yes, it's possible I'm XXY trisomic. I'm mostly infertile, I've got a rather feminine face, and despite being nice and lean, I've still got bigger boobs than my sister (without the aid of hormones). The problem is that a test to actually find out is in the range of $800.00, which my insurance doesn't cover. -.-

You have bigger tits than your sister? She must envy you!

Its a shame that you must live with not only being born with the wrong hardware but live in a world in which so many people have a narrow and fixed view of everything around them.
I don't agree with modern psychology and its attempts to make a label for everything and how things that are complicated and beyond our grasp into the elementary.
I am sorry only that modern medicine can only go so far as to correct your predicament.
I agree with an earlier post which I'm not gonna quote that I believe it would be amazing to get to live 100 percent as the opposite gender.
Given that I am a married straight man and love my current (for the lack of a more abstract term) stereotypical gender role as the man o da house and provider/protector.
I do enjoy being a man though I feel part of me is female.
Maybe cause all fetuses are original female?
I'm not an expert on the subject. Don't know what term to use as to what part o me it is that doesn't match.
After talking to others and reading certain things I find that I enjoy to act as man, and have straight sex but think in a more feminine perspective.
Not like a typical male would.
I think it would be wonderful to live on the other side being the caretaker per say.
The stereotypical roles of a woman do appear more spiritually fulfilling.
Me and my wife have talked about the what if we woke up as each other.
Its a interesting topic.
Any way I wish you the best and I hope that a condition as this gets more lime light than it does and hopefully current medical procedures can advance as to better help others in the same position.

Originally Posted by Marvo

Wait, you have boobs? Without hormones/surgery/wizardry? This is mildly surprising.

Hehehe they're not very big at all.

Originally Posted by mooseantlers

You have bigger tits than your sister? She must envy you!

She doesn't know. I haven't gone topless in years.

Originally Posted by abicus

Its a shame that you must live with not only being born with the wrong hardware but live in a world in which so many people have a narrow and fixed view of everything around them.
I don't agree with modern psychology and its attempts to make a label for everything and how things that are complicated and beyond our grasp into the elementary.
I am sorry only that modern medicine can only go so far as to correct your predicament.
I agree with an earlier post which I'm not gonna quote that I believe it would be amazing to get to live 100 percent as the opposite gender.
Given that I am a married straight man and love my current (for the lack of a more abstract term) stereotypical gender role as the man o da house and provider/protector.
I do enjoy being a man though I feel part of me is female.
Maybe cause all fetuses are original female?
I'm not an expert on the subject. Don't know what term to use as to what part o me it is that doesn't match.
After talking to others and reading certain things I find that I enjoy to act as man, and have straight sex but think in a more feminine perspective.
Not like a typical male would.
I think it would be wonderful to live on the other side being the caretaker per say.
The stereotypical roles of a woman do appear more spiritually fulfilling.
Me and my wife have talked about the what if we woke up as each other.
Its a interesting topic.
Any way I wish you the best and I hope that a condition as this gets more lime light than it does and hopefully current medical procedures can advance as to better help others in the same position.

There's a whole fun range of genders, and people who are gender-fluid or gender-curious. It's a bit like the Kinsey Scale, with a wide range between male and female.

Originally Posted by Maria92

There's a whole fun range of genders, and people who are gender-fluid or gender-curious. It's a bit like the Kinsey Scale, with a wide range between male and female.

And here I thought you said you didn't like Buddhism

Originally Posted by Omnis Dei

And here I thought you said you didn't like Buddhism

Nyan? It's more of an issue of binary thinking, not of religion. Granted, Christianity is infamous for it, but its opposite isn't Buddhism.

I think the point was - Christianity teaches Opposites - Buddhism teaches transcending the whole idea of opposites.

I was talking about Buddhism, how did this end up a religious discussion?

Nah but yeah, what dark said. The philosophy you were promoting was very Buddhist.

Originally Posted by Omnis Dei

I was talking about Buddhism, how did this end up a religious discussion?

Nah but yeah, what dark said. The philosophy you were promoting was very Buddhist.

Well, not just Buddhist. Before the Inquisition, non-binary thinking was prevalent. The Romans and the Greeks did it, as did the Philippians and the Indians. Some cultures still think in such a manner (Thailand is remarkably good at it in regards to gender identity). It isn't so much about transcending gender as it is finding your place...what makes you most comfortable. Goodness gracious, I couldn't live without opposites! I don't really identify as transgender (I mean yes, that's technically what I am...for the time being...); I identify as female. Not just not-male, but opposite it in many regards.

I don't like the term opposite. I prefer polarity.

One of the biggest stories in Denmark currently is about a 15-year-old boy who underwent a sex change operation. It is debated a lot about he might have been too young to undergo surgery. Do you think that there should be an age limit for sex change surgery or should it be up to the individual and his/her family?

Originally Posted by Morten

One of the biggest stories in Denmark currently is about a 15-year-old boy who underwent a sex change operation. It is debated a lot about he might have been too young to undergo surgery. Do you think that there should be an age limit for sex change surgery or should it be up to the individual and his/her family?

Ah, thanks, I just read about this. Honestly, I think there's a possibility you can't be entirely sure of your sexuality before 16-17+, but if you're actually willing to get your breasts removed and take hormones, then there's really no doubt. The earlier people can get on the path, the better things will go for them anyway. I'm not really shocked by Caspian getting operated, and I think it's nice to see both sides of the parliament showing positivity regarding the issue.

Originally Posted by Morten

One of the biggest stories in Denmark currently is about a 15-year-old boy who underwent a sex change operation. It is debated a lot about he might have been too young to undergo surgery. Do you think that there should be an age limit for sex change surgery or should it be up to the individual and his/her family?

I know a young lady of 11 undergoing transition. She's attempting to get androgen blockers before puberty hits. I don't see anything wrong with this. The vast majority of transgender people know what they are by the age of 7. Some get it wrong, but for those who show such unwaivering doubt, that's another 7 years of happiness she wouldn't have otherwise had. If she has that lightbulb moment in another 10 or 20 years, that's still two decades of joy she wouldn't have otherwise had. I can't speak for her, but for me, that potential light is too dim and distant to wait for.

Ha a fellow Girls Bravo fan

Personaly if there is such a thing as reincarnation and I could choose what gender next time (assuming I would be human) I would choose being a girl for a change. I think both genders have their fun sides.

Also when you start taking hormones do you still have to shave your facial hair for the rest of your life?

Originally Posted by DarkComrade

Also when you start taking hormones do you still have to shave your facial hair for the rest of your life?

Nah, there are multiple ways to permanently eliminate facial (as well as body) hair. I'll be using electrolysis to take care of it. Luckily, I've got late-onset facial hair, so it isn't too expensive or complicated.

Originally Posted by Maria92

Nah, there are multiple ways to permanently eliminate facial (as well as body) hair. I'll be using electrolysis to take care of it. Luckily, I've got late-onset facial hair, so it isn't too expensive or complicated.

Does electrolysis have good success rates? I know when I'm older I honestly want to undergo that procedure to remove all my body hair except on my face. I know I'm a guy and I don't want to undergo gender reassignment surgery but body hair in unecessary places makes me feel: